4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes

relevant

1

	[スキムミルク] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
	[無条件] made without condition; absolute; unreserved
	[論文] paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
	[関連] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand

rhetorical

2

	[回転] turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
	[懸濁液] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
	[ソース] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
	[海里] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language

ruthless

3

	[無慈悲] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
	[関連] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
	[回転] turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
	[提出] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present

scrape

4

	[言語] expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
	[スマッシュ] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
	[飼いならさ] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
	[スクレイプ] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly

skim

5

	[ソース] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
	[スキムミルク] pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
	[論文] paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
	[ベンチャー] put at risk; adventure

smash

6

	[幹] stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
	[同時] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
	[スマッシュ] break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
	[変換] change in outward structure or looks; convert

smother

7

	[飼いならさ] domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
	[窒息] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
	[ソース] condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
	[無慈悲] pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless

soak

8

	[急] soak; make thoroughly wet
	[窒息] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
	[スローガン] cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
	[土壌] material in the surface of the earth

sociology

9

	[社会学] branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
	[同時] phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
	[ながら] while; at the same time
	[糸] woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving

soil

10

	[懸濁液] temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
	[土壌] material in the surface of the earth
	[小売] selling of goods to consumers
	[提出] refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present

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