IELTS Academic Words Level 1 - 1: Spelling Practices

4000 IELTS Academic Words

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Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Spelling Practices

[Esc] (1) n. lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

[Esc] (2) v. stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy

[Esc] (3) n. termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan

[Esc] (4) a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish

[Esc] (5) n. improper use or handling; misuse

[Esc] (6) a. related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education

[Esc] (7) n. school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

[Esc] (8) n. approach; entry; entrance

[Esc] (9) n. narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event

[Esc] (10) n. one who maintains and audits business accounts

[Esc] (11) a. capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

[Esc] (12) v. blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind

[Esc] (13) n. defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense

[Esc] (14) n. sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

[Esc] (15) v. declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

[Esc] (16) v. make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of

[Esc] (17) v. change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable

[Esc] (18) n. management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties

[Esc] (19) v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

[Esc] (20) v. worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection

[Esc] (21) n. one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown

[Esc] (22) v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

[Esc] (23) n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

[Esc] (24) v. pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of

[Esc] (25) n. a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government

[Esc] (26) n. items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

[Esc] (27) a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

[Esc] (28) n. state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character

[Esc] (29) n. person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant

[Esc] (30) v. be broadcast on television or radio

[Esc] (31) n. passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building

[Esc] (32) n. any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger

[Esc] (33) n. a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs

[Esc] (34) a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

[Esc] (35) n. state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties

[Esc] (36) n. confederate; partner; collaborator

[Esc] (37) a. solitary; by oneself, not with any other people

[Esc] (38) n. one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice

[Esc] (39) v. astonish; affect with wonder

[Esc] (40) n. authorized messenger or representative

[Esc] (41) n. field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

[Esc] (42) n. total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum

[Esc] (43) a. annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place

[Esc] (44) a. occurring or payable every year

[Esc] (45) a. having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name

[Esc] (46) n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

[Esc] (47) n. concern something in a state of painful uneasiness; state of restlessness and agitation

[Esc] (48) ad. in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event

[Esc] (49) ad. separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside

[Esc] (50) n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

[Esc] (51) n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

[Esc] (52) v. exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

[Esc] (53) n. act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement

[Esc] (54) v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

[Esc] (55) n. a way of considering or doing something

[Esc] (56) v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

[Esc] (57) n. official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving

[Esc] (58) n. a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range

[Esc] (59) v. invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate

[Esc] (60) a. arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others

[Esc] (61) n. essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

[Esc] (62) a. affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt

[Esc] (63) ad. on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest

[Esc] (64) n. white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation

[Esc] (65) n. a violent attack; an onslaught

[Esc] (66) v. give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

[Esc] (67) v. connect or join together; combine

[Esc] (68) v. suppose; presume; take on; bear

[Esc] (69) v. tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince

[Esc] (70) n. offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment

[Esc] (71) n. the action of trying at something

[Esc] (72) v. be present at; go to; take care of; tend

[Esc] (73) n. posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue

[Esc] (74) n. lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

[Esc] (75) a. appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

[Esc] (76) n. public sale of property to the highest bidder

[Esc] (77) n. a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance

[Esc] (78) n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

[Esc] (79) a. convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

[Esc] (80) v. shield away from; prevent

[Esc] (81) a. knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

[Esc] (82) a. causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible

[Esc] (83) a. difficult to handle or manage

[Esc] (84) n. unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges

[Esc] (85) a. directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped

[Esc] (86) n. back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

[Esc] (87) n. a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person

[Esc] (88) n. trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage

[Esc] (89) v. harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap

[Esc] (90) v. prepare, as food, by cooking in dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal

[Esc] (91) n. being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

[Esc] (92) n. platform projecting from the wall of a building

[Esc] (93) a. hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

[Esc] (94) n. a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

[Esc] (95) n. orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally

[Esc] (96) n. a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

[Esc] (97) n. flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

[Esc] (98) n. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

[Esc] (99) n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

[Esc] (100) a. lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing

[Esc] (101) ad. just; only; hardly; scarcely

[Esc] (102) n. agreement between parties concerning the sale of property

[Esc] (103) n. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

[Esc] (104) n. vessel; large cylindrical container

[Esc] (105) n. game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game

[Esc] (106) n. cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor

[Esc] (107) n. beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current

[Esc] (108) n. an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body

[Esc] (109) n. ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool

[Esc] (110) v. support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support

[Esc] (111) n. carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; the act of producing or giving birth

[Esc] (112) v. whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly

[Esc] (113) a. formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted

[Esc] (114) n. represent; advantage, benefit, the interest of someone

[Esc] (115) v. perform; conduct oneself in a proper way

[Esc] (116) n. part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb

[Esc] (117) a. greatly loved; dear to the heart

[Esc] (118) v. strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point

[Esc] (119) n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain

[Esc] (120) a. determined to do or have

[Esc] (121) n. stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager

[Esc] (122) v. be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

[Esc] (123) v. make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance

[Esc] (124) v. pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste

[Esc] (125) a. harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

[Esc] (126) a. fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

[Esc] (127) v. condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

[Esc] (128) a. of white or pale color; without color; empty; void

[Esc] (129) n. explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

[Esc] (130) v. emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body

[Esc] (131) v. make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy

[Esc] (132) v. hinder; obstruct; indicate broadly without great detail; sketch

[Esc] (133) a. of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond complexion.

[Esc] (134) n. a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

[Esc] (135) n. wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay

[Esc] (136) a. brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

[Esc] (137) v. dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly

[Esc] (138) n. link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty

[Esc] (139) n. an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation

[Esc] (140) n. bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish

[Esc] (141) n. house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure

[Esc] (142) n. outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary

[Esc] (143) v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

[Esc] (144) v. annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster

[Esc] (145) v. jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface

[Esc] (146) n. tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump

[Esc] (147) n. small shop within a large department store or supermarket

[Esc] (148) n. a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way

[Esc] (149) n. opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change

[Esc] (150) n. process of failing to function or continue; a sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data

[Esc] (151) n. light current of air; gentle wind; progress swiftly and effortlessly

[Esc] (152) n. something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment

[Esc] (153) a. short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise

[Esc] (154) n. portable, often flat case with a handle, used for carrying papers or books

[Esc] (155) a. full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone

[Esc] (156) a. like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

[Esc] (157) n. foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief

[Esc] (158) v. move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination

[Esc] (159) n. vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain

[Esc] (160) n. one that is not yet fully developed; sprout

[Esc] (161) n. estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

[Esc] (162) n. general name applied to various insects

[Esc] (163) n. male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions

[Esc] (164) n. noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow

[Esc] (165) n. impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow

[Esc] (166) n. clump; cluster; gathering

[Esc] (167) n. place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest

[Esc] (168) n. rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise

[Esc] (169) n. the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

[Esc] (170) n. confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration

[Esc] (171) n. a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

[Esc] (172) n. group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet

[Esc] (173) n. solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire

[Esc] (174) n. coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served

[Esc] (175) n. a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

[Esc] (176) n. the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days

[Esc] (177) n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

[Esc] (178) n. the field where the buildings of a university are situated

[Esc] (179) v. revoke; call off; omit or delete

[Esc] (180) n. a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor

[Esc] (181) a. having the ability required for a specific task

[Esc] (182) n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate

[Esc] (183) n. piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment

[Esc] (184) n. wealth in the form of money or property; assets available for use; a city that is the official seat of government

[Esc] (185) n. act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power; thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem

[Esc] (186) n. the root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped and of a reddish yellow color

[Esc] (187) v. convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear

[Esc] (188) n. common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon

[Esc] (189) n. pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box

[Esc] (190) n. money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency

[Esc] (191) v. assign the roles of; choose at random

[Esc] (192) a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance

[Esc] (193) v. capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time

[Esc] (194) a. act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

[Esc] (195) a. broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church

[Esc] (196) n. room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground

[Esc] (197) n. place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard

[Esc] (198) n. grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food

[Esc] (199) n. a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom

[Esc] (200) n. the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course

[Esc] (201) v. assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to

[Esc] (202) n. cell; compartment; room

[Esc] (203) n. light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France

[Esc] (204) v. protect or fight for the first place

[Esc] (205) n. passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access

[Esc] (206) n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

[Esc] (207) n. place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel

[Esc] (208) n. division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society

[Esc] (209) v. set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command

[Esc] (210) n. activity or gift that benefits the public at large

[Esc] (211) n. power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness; item worn for its supposed magical benefit

[Esc] (212) n. graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators

[Esc] (213) v. pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch

[Esc] (214) n. talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation

[Esc] (215) v. stop motion; curb or restrain

[Esc] (216) n. the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment

[Esc] (217) v. harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear

[Esc] (218) v. bite and grind with the teeth

[Esc] (219) a. highest in office or rank; principal; head

[Esc] (220) a. cool; freeze; a feeling of cold

[Esc] (221) n. the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face

[Esc] (222) v. cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack

[Esc] (223) n. band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

[Esc] (224) v. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

[Esc] (225) n. electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

[Esc] (226) n. public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

[Esc] (227) a. having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

[Esc] (228) a. of or relating to non-military life

[Esc] (229) n. demand for something as rightful or due

[Esc] (230) n. work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence

[Esc] (231) n. act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust

[Esc] (232) v. make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick

[Esc] (233) n. someone who pays to get goods or services

[Esc] (234) n. healthcare facility for outpatient care

[Esc] (235) n. a small section of filmed or filed material

[Esc] (236) n. a small room or apartment; room for privacy

[Esc] (237) n. a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature

[Esc] (238) n. tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers

[Esc] (239) n. drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive

[Esc] (240) n. body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words

[Esc] (241) v. make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate

[Esc] (242) n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance

[Esc] (243) n. pillar; cylindrical or polygonal support for roof; anything resembling, in form or position; upright body or mass

[Esc] (244) v. struggle as with an opposing force; fight with

[Esc] (245) v. blend; fuse; merge

[Esc] (246) n. light and humorous drama with a happy ending

[Esc] (247) a. arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous

[Esc] (248) v. express an opinion; remark

[Esc] (249) a. money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market

[Esc] (250) n. fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

[Esc] (251) v. do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted

[Esc] (252) n. pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself to a course of action

[Esc] (253) n. special group delegated to consider some matter

[Esc] (254) v. send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly

[Esc] (255) n. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

[Esc] (256) n. society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government

[Esc] (257) n. team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise

[Esc] (258) v. examine and note the similarities or differences of

[Esc] (259) n. struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize

[Esc] (260) a. of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; showing a fighting disposition

[Esc] (261) a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

[Esc] (262) a. difficult to analyze or understand

[Esc] (263) n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise

[Esc] (264) v. adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

[Esc] (265) v. bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body

[Esc] (266) n. something formed in mind; thought or notion

[Esc] (267) n. interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety

[Esc] (268) n. solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel

[Esc] (269) n. mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances

[Esc] (270) v. direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

[Esc] (271) v. acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong

[Esc] (272) n. feeling secure or certain about something

[Esc] (273) a. assured; having or marked by assurance

[Esc] (274) a. treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret

[Esc] (275) v. support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify

[Esc] (276) n. fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events

[Esc] (277) v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

[Esc] (278) n. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order

[Esc] (279) n. meeting of elected or appointed representatives

[Esc] (280) n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment

[Esc] (281) a. awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert

[Esc] (282) n. plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act

[Esc] (283) a. invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

[Esc] (284) n. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something

[Esc] (285) v. seek advice or information of; take into account; consider

[Esc] (286) n. people who buy goods or services

[Esc] (287) v. get in touch with; reach

[Esc] (288) n. state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

[Esc] (289) n. volume; something contained; material, including text and images

[Esc] (290) v. contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute

[Esc] (291) v. constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

[Esc] (292) a. relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

[Esc] (293) n. social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states

[Esc] (294) v. find or declare guilty

[Esc] (295) n. the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

[Esc] (296) v. overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty

[Esc] (297) v. work or act together toward a common end or purpose

[Esc] (298) n. basic, center, or most important part; the essence

[Esc] (299) n. position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle

[Esc] (300) a. united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to a corporation or incorporated body

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