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 - 4 - Matching Quizzes |   |
retailer 
1
 | relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe |
| strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete |
| a company which sells goods |
| tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting |
sheltered
2
| relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe |
| act of twisting; lightweight cord |
| protected from danger or bad weather |
| experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed |
sinister
3
| sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane |
| strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete |
| suggesting or threatening evil |
| the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult |
skirmish
4
| minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute |
| collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic |
| relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe |
| the main ascending axis of a plant; a stalk or trunk |
slay
5
| protected from danger or bad weather |
| put to death with a weapon, or by violence; kill; put an end to; destroy; overwhelm, as with laughter or love |
| complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned |
| dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
solicitation
6
| experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed |
| act of soliciting; inciting of another to commit a crime; temptation; allurement; petition; proposal |
| barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy |
| protected from danger or bad weather |
squat
7
| explosively unstable; relating to volcanoes |
| concerning; relating to; with respect to |
| unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion |
| stocky; short and thick; low and broad |
stark
8
| extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions |
| barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy |
| bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary |
| a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs |
sterile
9
| traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period |
| perform or produce immunity |
| minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute |
| barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy |
strain
10
| dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| something which is written; writing; scripture |
| relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe |
| pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper |