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 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
shelter  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
[пыток] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
Exercise
[жилье] a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
Exercise
[Тендер] offer formally; extend; propose a payment
Exercise
[травма] emotional wound or shock having long-lasting effects; serious injury to the body
specific  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
[подошвы] bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
Exercise
[тик] emit recurring clicking sounds; do well or as designed
Exercise
[сток] certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
Exercise
[конкретных] stated explicitly or in detail; definite
spit  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
[след] follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
Exercise
[трагедии] disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Exercise
[кисло] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
Exercise
[коса] expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
status  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
[Статус] position relative to others; standing
Exercise
[сайт] physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
Exercise
[кисло] taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
Exercise
[пыток] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
stick  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
[темы] the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
Exercise
[якобы] seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
Exercise
[палкой] fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
Exercise
[гром] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
stock  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
[коса] expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
Exercise
[сток] certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
Exercise
[спина] turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
Exercise
[Верховный] most outstanding; highest; superior
substitute  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
[пыток] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
Exercise
[напряженный] stretch or force to the limit; tight
Exercise
[заменить] exchange; put in the place of another
Exercise
[Роль] normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
suitcase  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
[тонкий] small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
Exercise
[одного] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
Exercise
[пыток] extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
Exercise
[чемодан] portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
tense  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
[лента] a long thin piece of cloth or paper; measuring instrument for length by a narrow strip
Exercise
[гром] sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
Exercise
[отступления] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
Exercise
[напряженный] stretch or force to the limit; tight
throughout  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
[всей] in every part; in or through all parts; everywhere; during the entire time or extent
Exercise
[отступления] receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
Exercise
[стейк] slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
Exercise
[след] follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface