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 2 - 4 - Spelling Practices
Word List   Previous   Next    
Read [Esc] (1)
v. [награда] render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back


Spelling Word: recompense
Read [Esc] (2)
n. [религия] belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe


Spelling Word: religion
Read [Esc] (3)
v. [отменить] revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act


Spelling Word: repeal
Read [Esc] (4)
n. [тень] a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight


Spelling Word: shade
Read [Esc] (5)
n. [восход] the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky  


Spelling Word: sunrise
Read [Esc] (6)
a. [теоретические] not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory


Spelling Word: theoretical
Read [Esc] (7)
a. [хлопотное] annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone


Spelling Word: troublesome
Read [Esc] (8)
a. [неудовлетворительным] not giving satisfaction;  inadequate


Spelling Word: unsatisfactory
Read [Esc] (9)
n. [лак] deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film


Spelling Word: varnish
Read [Esc] (10)
n. [вентиляция] act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air


Spelling Word: ventilation