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    
labour  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
Exercise
two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
Exercise
act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
Exercise
particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
line  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Exercise
thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
Exercise
measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave
Exercise
likely to develop desirably; affording hope
majority  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
Exercise
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
Exercise
greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
Exercise
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
march  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
Exercise
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
Exercise
act of referring or consulting; a remark that calls attention to something or someone
Exercise
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
mental  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
Exercise
effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
Exercise
storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
Exercise
public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
nowhere  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
act of proving; trial period
Exercise
not anywhere; not in any place or state
Exercise
steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
Exercise
state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
pin  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
Exercise
the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
Exercise
a piece of wood, metal, generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together
Exercise
public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television
plead  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
group of people willing to obey orders
Exercise
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
Exercise
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
Exercise
particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
principal  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree
Exercise
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
Exercise
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
Exercise
involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
probation  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
Exercise
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Exercise
act of proving; trial period
Exercise
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance