4000 IELTS Academic Words

Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Want to know your IELTS vocabulary level? Try the Test Page. You can also Report My Test to us; Our tutors may view your testing and give you a suggestion. It is a FREE service.
Vocabulary Study Online by Level
Vocabulary Study Online
Vocabulary Study Online By Level (VSOBL) is a Fast, Reliable, and Handy tool to prepare English exam vocabulary. (Available for all VIP accounts: US$2/Month). It has built-in word lists: 6000 IELTS words, 6000 TOEFL words, 5000 GRE words, and 3000 SAT words. You can load them by level with one click.
  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
jam  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
Exercise
a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
Exercise
clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
Exercise
crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
jerk  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; program; plan; scheme
Exercise
take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
Exercise
state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
Exercise
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
maintenance  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
Exercise
a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
Exercise
act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
Exercise
clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
mount  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
Exercise
find; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o
Exercise
the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
Exercise
go up or advance; fix onto a backing; put up or launch
neat  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
Exercise
steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
Exercise
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
Exercise
place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
nightmare  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
Exercise
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
Exercise
move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
Exercise
expression of disagreement and disapproval;  complain against
offer  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
Exercise
escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
Exercise
act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
Exercise
the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
policy  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
Exercise
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
Exercise
in the natural, unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
Exercise
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
port  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
act against or in opposition to; show a response or a reaction
Exercise
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
Exercise
measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave
Exercise
place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships
previous  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
Exercise
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
Exercise
existing or occurring before something else
Exercise
basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature;  rule of personal conduct