6000 IELTS Academic Words
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 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 5 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
legacy 
1
 | a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor |
| deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
| of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin |
| causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating |
magnificence
2
| very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked |
| overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
| grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty |
| redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted |
mischievous
3
| criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan |
| causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating |
| noticeable or pronounced; having one or more distinguishing marks |
| pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy |
neutron
4
| an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton |
| nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage |
| redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted |
| very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked |
paltry
5
| fertilize by transferring pollen |
| insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless |
| very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked |
| surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past |
pawn
6
| the trait of being dependable or reliable |
| something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal |
| penetrate or puncture by a sharp and slender thing |
| something given as security for a loan; pledge or guaranty; article deposited as security |
pending
7
| the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on |
| not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease |
pollinate
8
| release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release |
| inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed |
| fertilize by transferring pollen |
| deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
pore
9
| of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin |
| the tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil |
| nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage |
| clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume |
potentiality
10
| cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm |
| inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed |
| search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil |
| gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops |