6000 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 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
Word List   Previous   Next    
invariably  Speak Example sentences
1
Exercise
[傷害] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
Exercise
[體格] natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
Exercise
[發生,發起,創辦] initiate; invent; bring into being; create
Exercise
[不變地,總是] constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
lax  Speak Example sentences
2
Exercise
[懶散的,馬虎的,疏忽的,鬆弛的,不緊張的,] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
Exercise
[憂鬱] gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
Exercise
[序,先驅,先導] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
Exercise
[實際的,注重實效的] practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
layman  Speak Example sentences
3
Exercise
[傷害] wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
Exercise
[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
Exercise
[明晰的,聰明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
Exercise
[拖延] make longer; draw out; lengthen
legislate  Speak Example sentences
4
Exercise
[樞軸,中心點,重點] a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
Exercise
[剝奪,驅逐] expel; eject from a position or place; force out
Exercise
[立法] make laws; create or pass laws
Exercise
[懸崖,危險的位置] cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
linear  Speak Example sentences
5
Exercise
[懶散的,馬虎的,疏忽的,鬆弛的,不緊張的,] loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
Exercise
[解說的] story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
Exercise
[支配的,主要的] most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
Exercise
[線的,成直線的] having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
magnanimous  Speak Example sentences
6
Exercise
[寬宏大量的] generous; high-minded; chivalrous
Exercise
[內在的,固有的] relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
Exercise
[尼龍] any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers
Exercise
[明晰的,聰明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
nominal  Speak Example sentences
7
Exercise
[陷入(泥塘),麻煩纏身] cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
Exercise
[精明的,明智的,詭計多端的,謹慎的] expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
Exercise
[線的,成直線的] having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal
Exercise
[有名無實的,名存實亡的,名義上的] in name only; insignificantly small
oust  Speak Example sentences
8
Exercise
[子孫,後裔] descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
Exercise
[歇斯底里的] extremely disturbed from emotion
Exercise
[拖延] make longer; draw out; lengthen
Exercise
[剝奪,驅逐] expel; eject from a position or place; force out
painstaking  Speak Example sentences
9
Exercise
[序,先驅,先導] introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface
Exercise
[辛勤的] extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
Exercise
[支配的,主要的] most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
Exercise
[拖延] make longer; draw out; lengthen
paradox  Speak Example sentences
10
Exercise
[沉思,考察,深思熟慮,小孔,細口] gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
Exercise
[惡性的,傷害的,致命的] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
Exercise
[悖論] something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
Exercise
[位置,地方] place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood