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 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
Word List   Previous    
Read [Esc] (1)
v. [像,类似] be similar to; take after; look like


Spelling Word: resemble
Read [Esc] (2)
a. [修辞色彩的,花言巧语的] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language


Spelling Word: rhetorical
Read [Esc] (3)
v. [漫游,漫步] wander; ramble; stroll


Spelling Word: roam
Read [Esc] (4)
n. [外科手术刀,解剖刀] a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting


Spelling Word: scalpel
Read [Esc] (5)
a. [(物体表面)滑的,光滑的] smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide


Spelling Word: slippery
Read [Esc] (6)
n. [(机械或工具 上的)狭缝,长孔,槽沟] broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; the position of employment


Spelling Word: slot
Read [Esc] (7)
v. [闪闪发光,闪耀] be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter


Spelling Word: sparkle
Read [Esc] (8)
n. [参观者,观众(指比赛或表演)] observer; audience; one who looks on


Spelling Word: spectator
Read [Esc] (9)
v. [俯身,降低身份] bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back


Spelling Word: stoop
Read [Esc] (10)
a. [坚实的,充实的] fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built


Spelling Word: substantial