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 5 - 1 - Spelling Practices
Word List   Previous   Next    
Read [Esc] (1)
n. [深淵,深坑,無底洞] enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell


Spelling Word: abyss
Read [Esc] (2)
n. [變更,改造] a passage from one form or state to another; change


Spelling Word: alteration
Read [Esc] (3)
n. [解剖,解剖學] detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged


Spelling Word: anatomy
Read [Esc] (4)
v. [平靜,安撫] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve


Spelling Word: appease
Read [Esc] (5)
n. [撥款] funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose


Spelling Word: appropriation
Read [Esc] (6)
n. [貴族] hereditary nobility; privileged class


Spelling Word: aristocracy
Read [Esc] (7)
n. [裝甲,裝甲車] shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons


Spelling Word: armor
Read [Esc] (8)
a. [野獸,獸性] not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence


Spelling Word: brute
Read [Esc] (9)
n. [峽谷] narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge


Spelling Word: canyon
Read [Esc] (10)
n. [囚禁,拘留] prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner


Spelling Word: captivity