IELTS Vocabulary Words

  • Active
  • Energetic

  • Antique
  • Old Item

  • Agility
  • Quickness

  • Attire
  • Dress

  • Awful
  • Dreadful, Atrocious

  • Assets
  • Earnings

  • Ample/Numerous
  • Lots Of

  • Amateur
  • Beginner

  • Assault
  • Attack

  • Abroad
  • Overseas

  • Always
  • Forever

  • Adversity
  • Difficulty

  • Allure
  • Attract

  • Admit
  • Confess

  • Amiable
  • Friendly

  • Annoy
  • to Disturb Someone

  • Aggressive
  • Assertive

  • Acquit
  • to Release

  • Awful
  • Terrible

  • Ambition
  • Dreams

  • Anxious
  • Nervous

  • Achieve
  • Accomplish

  • Aid
  • Help

  • Amount
  • Quantity

  • Adroit
  • Expert

  • Adequate
  • Sufficient

  • Alteration
  • Change

  • Ambiance
  • Environment

  • Allow
  • Permit

  • Amicable
  • Helpful

  • Astonishing
  • Surprising

  • Ambitious
  • Aspiring

  • Accord
  • Agreement

  • Abode
  • a Place Where You Live

  • Accurate
  • Correct

  • Away
  • Absent

  • Arrive
  • Reach

  • Angry
  • Mad

  • Authentic
  • Genuine

  • Abandon/Abort
  • to Leave Something

  • Add
  • Increase

  • Answer
  • Response

  • Alike
  • Same

  • Abstraction
  • to Deduct

  • Ask
  • Inquire

  • Adamant
  • Firm

  • Appreciation
  • to Applaud One’s Effort

  • Agree
  • Consent

  • Approve
  • Accept

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Brave
  • Bold

  • Beneficial
  • Helpful, Useful

  • Before
  • Prior, Earlier

  • Bizarre
  • Weird

  • Brief
  • Short, Concise

  • Bashful
  • Shy, Timid

  • Best
  • Finest, Choice

  • Blunder
  • a Very Big Mistake

  • Bottom
  • Base, Foundation

  • Becoming
  • Fitting

  • Bias
  • Revoke

  • Baby
  • Infant

  • Benevolent
  • Kindhearted

  • Believe
  • Trust, Accept

  • Beautiful
  • Pretty

  • Bucket
  • Pail

  • Broad
  • Wide

  • Betray
  • to Fraud Someone

  • Belly
  • Stomach

  • Blend
  • Combine, Mix

  • Break
  • Fracture, Burst

  • Blank
  • Empty

  • Blot/Stigma
  • Black Spot

  • Begin
  • Commence

  • Brave
  • Courageous, Bold

  • Bread and Butter
  • Livelihood

  • Beautiful
  • Pretty, Attractive

  • Beginning
  • Start, Initiate

  • Berserk
  • Gone Mad

  • Beg
  • Implore

  • Below
  • Under, Lower

  • Birth
  • Beginning

  • Blossom
  • to Grow

  • Big
  • Large

  • Buy
  • Purchase

  • Behoove
  • Merit

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Cunning
  • Clever

  • Contrary
  • Opposite

  • Close
  • Shut

  • Compassion
  • Ready to Serve

  • Calamity
  • Disaster

  • Chiefly
  • Mainly

  • Considerate
  • Thoughtful

  • Correct
  • Right

  • Collision
  • Collide

  • Complete
  • Total

  • Courteous
  • Polite, Civil

  • Calm
  • Quiet, Tranquil

  • Chaos
  • Noisy Situation

  • Close
  • Near, Imminent

  • Connect
  • Join, Link, Attach

  • Contemporary
  • Modern

  • Courage
  • Bravery, Valor

  • Compress
  • to Press

  • Crazy
  • Insane, Daft, Mad

  • Change
  • Transform

  • Confine
  • Restrict

  • Coarse
  • Bumpy, Rough

  • Collect
  • Gather

  • Confuse
  • Mixed Up

  • Chatter Box
  • Excess Talkative

  • Contrary
  • Opposite

  • Counsel
  • Advise

  • Clarify
  • Explain, Simplify

  • Confirm
  • Comply, Submit

  • Cruel
  • Mean, Heartless

  • Center
  • Middle

  • Curb
  • to Control

  • Charismatic
  • Having Magical Powers

  • Conflict
  • Fight, Battle, Struggle

  • Complex
  • Complicated

  • Candy
  • Sweets

  • Choosy
  • Picky

  • Comical
  • Amusing, Funny

  • Confine
  • Contain, Enclose

  • Chubby
  • Plump, Pudgy

  • Constraint
  • Limitation / Compulsion

  • Congested
  • Tight Area

  • Cranky
  • Cross, Irritable

  • Couch Potato
  • Who Watches Lot of TV

  • Chilly
  • Cool, Nippy

  • Coy
  • Shy

  • Correct
  • Accurate, Right

  • Candid
  • Straight Forward

  • Curse
  • to Bane Someone

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Dirty
  • Soiled, Messy (Dirty Synonym)

  • Deliberate
  • Planned

  • Dash
  • Sprint

  • Diverse
  • Different, Distinct

  • Despise
  • Hate, Detest, Loathe

  • Delicate
  • Fragile

  • Daybreak
  • Dawn

  • Defy
  • Resist, Challenge

  • Dearth/Scarcity
  • Lack of Something

  • Dubious
  • Doubtful, Questionable

  • Drab
  • Dull

  • Detain
  • Punishment

  • Determined
  • Sure, Convinced

  • Demeanor
  • Behavior / Character

  • Desperate
  • Fanatic/Extremist

  • Destitute
  • Poor, Penniless

  • Dusk
  • Sun Set

  • Disgrace
  • Shame

  • Deter
  • Hinder, Prevent

  • Daring
  • Bold, Audacious

  • Dawn
  • Sun Rise

  • Dire Need
  • Huge Need for Something

  • Disclose
  • Reveal

  • Deceased
  • Dead

  • Docile
  • Tame, Gentle

  • Dumb
  • Stupid, Dense

  • Dedicated
  • Committed

  • Dull
  • Blunt, Dreary

  • Deteriorate
  • Something Gets Worse

  • Descendent
  • Next Generation

  • Dilemma
  • State of Confusion

  • Disagree
  • Differ, Dispute

  • Divide
  • Separate, Split

  • Destiny
  • Fate

  • Defend
  • Protect, Shield

  • Discount
  • Reduction

  • Dispute
  • Debate, Oppose

  • Deduct
  • Subtract, Remove

  • Deliberate
  • Something Planned

  • Delicate
  • Fragile, Dainty

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Elevate
  • Lift

  • Enquire
  • Investigate

  • Evil
  • Bad

  • Exit
  • Leave

  • Ethical
  • Genuine

  • Enormous
  • Huge

  • Enormous
  • Vast, Immense, Colossal

  • Envisage
  • Imagine It’s True

  • Entrepreneur
  • Own Businessman

  • Encourage
  • Promote, Support, Urge

  • Eager
  • Keen

  • Exaggerate
  • over Pound

  • Exemplary
  • Extra Ordinary

  • Elevate
  • Raise

  • Elite
  • Most Talented

  • Emphatically
  • Forcefully

  • Eye Opener
  • Show Reality

  • Epitome
  • Best Possible

  • Enjoy
  • Like, Appreciate

  • Easy
  • Simple

  • Escalate
  • Increase

  • Execute
  • to Start

  • Evaluate
  • Assess

  • Enlarge
  • Expand, Magnify

  • Extra
  • Additional

  • Elitist
  • Choosy or Selective

  • Exempt
  • except That

  • Except
  • Apart From

  • Exactly
  • Precisely

  • Eternal
  • Never-Ending

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Fetch
  • to Get

  • Frivolous
  • Trivial, Unimportant, Silly

  • Facelift
  • to Modify Something

  • Flinches
  • Demerit

  • Forbid
  • to Deny

  • Frigid
  • Freezing, Frosty

  • Fat
  • Chubby, Plump, Stout

  • Fragile
  • Week

  • Finish
  • Complete

  • Fill
  • Load, Pack

  • Far-Flung
  • Very Far Away

  • Fatal
  • Deadly, Mortal, Killing

  • Fraction
  • Part, Portion, Segment

  • Function
  • Operate

  • Funny
  • Amusing

  • Flippant
  • Excess Talkative

  • Fatal
  • Dangerous

  • Fiction
  • Fantasy, Untruth, Myth

  • Fire
  • to Throw Out of Job

  • Ferry
  • Boat

  • Formerly
  • Previously

  • Fate
  • Destiny

  • Flaw
  • Mistake

  • Fast
  • Quick

  • Fun
  • Entertaining

  • Freak
  • Insane

  • False
  • Untrue

  • Fatigue
  • Tire, Exhaust

  • Fuddy
  • Duddy

  • Fortunate
  • Lucky

  • Fair
  • Unbiased

  • Fantastic
  • Great

  • Future
  • Coming, Tomorrow

  • Furious
  • Angry, Enraged, Infuriated

  • Famous
  • Renowned

  • Fluke
  • Bi-chance

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Gut Feeling
  • Inner Voice

  • Glossy
  • Shiny

  • Good
  • Fine

  • Garbage
  • Trash

  • Gain
  • Acquire, Obtain

  • Great
  • Outstanding, Remarkable

  • Gaunt
  • Scrawny, Skinny, Thin

  • Guilt
  • Regret

  • Glare
  • Stare in an Angry Way

  • Gloomy
  • Hazy or Blur

  • Grab
  • Seize

  • Gesture
  • Actions We Use While Speaking

  • Glitter
  • Sparkle

  • Grim
  • Sounding Very Serious

  • Glimpse
  • a Brief Look

  • Glad
  • Happy

  • Generous
  • Giving, Selfless

  • Grumble
  • Grouse

  • Get
  • Receive

  • Gaudy
  • Showy, Garish, Vulgar

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Hazard
  • Danger

  • Hire
  • to Recruit

  • Huge
  • Vast, Immense, Great

  • Handover
  • to Give

  • High
  • Elevated, Lofty

  • Hop
  • to Jump a Bit

  • Hurry
  • Rush

  • Humiliate
  • Embarrass, Disgrace, Dishonor

  • Humble
  • Modest, Unpretentious

  • Hint
  • Tip

  • Hard
  • Difficult

  • Homesickness
  • Person Who Can’t Live Away

  • Humiliate
  • Hit below the Belt

  • Hall
  • Corridor

  • Happily
  • Fortunately

  • Havoc
  • Lots of Trouble

  • Hallucination
  • Mirage

  • Handsome
  • Good Looking

  • Help
  • Assist

  • Handy
  • Useful, Convenient, Skillful

  • Halt
  • Stop

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Insomnia
  • Sleeplessness

  • Inventory
  • Stock

  • Inferior
  • Lesser, Substandard

  • Illusion
  • Mirage

  • Instinct
  • Inner Ability

  • Irrelevant
  • Inappropriate, Unrelated

  • Imitate
  • Mimic

  • Intolerant
  • Bigoted, Prejudiced

  • Invincible
  • Unconquerable

  • Inconsiderate
  • Thoughtless

  • Important
  • Significant

  • Infect
  • Contaminate

  • Invoice
  • Bill

  • Immediate
  • Instantly

  • Infuriate
  • Enrage, Agitate, Provoke

  • Informal
  • Casual

  • Intend
  • Mean

  • Idiot Box
  • TV

  • Incarnation
  • Birth

  • Instructions
  • Directions

  • Industrious
  • Hard Working

  • Innocent
  • Guiltless, Blameless

  • Innocent
  • Harmless

  • Immaculate
  • Spotless, Pure

  • Intimate
  • Inform

  • Interesting
  • Provocative, Engrossing

  • Ill
  • Sick

  • Impartial
  • Neutral

  • Invade
  • Attack

  • Intellectual
  • Mental

  • Impact
  • Affect

  • Inroads
  • Affect

  • Ignore
  • Snub

  • Insufficient
  • Inadequate

  • Identical
  • Alike, Duplicate

  • Ingenious
  • Clever, Creative, Original

  • Imitate
  • to Copy

  • Inevitable
  • Unstoppable

  • Intrude
  • Trespass

  • Inspect
  • Examine

  • Infamous
  • Notorious

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Jubilant
  • Overjoyed, Delighted, Elated

  • Joy
  • Delight

  • Jolly
  • Merry, Jovial, Joyful

  • Jaw Dropper
  • Stunned

  • Job
  • Work

  • Jealous
  • Envious

  • Join
  • Connect, Unite, Link

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Keep
  • Save, Protect, Guard

  • Kind
  • Benevolent

  • Kid
  • Child

  • Loving
  • Fond

  • Lots
  • Many

  • Lethal
  • Deadly

  • Learn
  • Memorize

  • Loyal
  • Faithful

  • Loo
  • Toilet

  • Landslide Victory
  • Victory by Huge Margin

  • Listen
  • Hear

  • Logical
  • Sensible, Sane, Rational

  • Long
  • Lengthy

  • Little
  • Small

  • Loyal
  • Who Doesn’t Backstab

  • Liable
  • Responsible

  • Least
  • Fewest, Minimum, Smallest

  • Loiter
  • to Roam around without AIM

  • Luxurious
  • Extravagant, Elegant

  • Lethargic
  • Weak

  • Lucid
  • Clear

  • Miser
  • One Who Doesn’t Spend Much

  • Malfunction
  • Any Failure in Machinery

  • Mentor
  • Guide

  • Meeting
  • Assembly

  • Murals
  • Huge Paintings

  • Militant
  • Combative, Aggressive, Warlike

  • Maiden
  • Something to Do at First

  • Mug up
  • to Cram Something

  • Moderate
  • Temperate, Lenient, Medium

  • Mate
  • Friend

  • Movie
  • Film

  • Meager
  • Scanty, Sparse, Poor

  • Mild
  • Gentle

  • Mum
  • Be Quiet

  • Maybe
  • Perhaps

  • Mischievous
  • Naughty, Impish

  • Minor
  • Lesser, Inferior, Secondary

  • Magnify
  • Expand, Enlarge, Exaggerate

  • Minnow/Nano
  • Very Small

  • Mysterious
  • Elusive, Occult, Secret

  • Mesmerize
  • Hypnotize

  • Mansion
  • Very Big Bungalow

  • Mad
  • Crazy

  • Moist
  • Wet

  • Make
  • Build

  • Modern
  • Contemporary

  • Miniature
  • Very Small

  • Maintain
  • Preserve

  • Misery
  • Distress

  • Mean
  • Unkind, Malicious, Nasty

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Near
  • Close

  • Necessary
  • Essential

  • Noon
  • Midday

  • Nuisance
  • Disturbance

  • Nurture
  • to Develop Something

  • Nausea
  • Sick Feeling

  • Numerous
  • Many

  • Native
  • Area in Which One Is Born

  • Native
  • Local

  • New
  • Recent

  • Nonchalant
  • Indifferent, Lackadaisical, Blase

  • Notify
  • Inform

  • Naughty
  • Bad, Disobedient, Wrong

  • Normal
  • Ordinary, Typical, Usual

  • Negligible
  • Very Small

  • Niche
  • Identity

  • Nice
  • Pleasant

  • Outrageous
  • Preposterous, Shocking

  • Old
  • Mature

  • Odd
  • Strange

  • Ornament
  • Decoration

  • Optional
  • Voluntary, Elective

  • Obey
  • Mind, Heed, Comply

  • Oversee
  • Supervise

  • Obsolete
  • Extinct, Dated, Antiquated

  • Outgoing
  • Friendly

  • Ordinary
  • Usual, Average

  • Obsession
  • Desire to Have Something

  • Overwhelmed
  • Very Happy with Something

  • Ort
  • Used

  • Outraged
  • Very Upset

  • Overlook
  • Miss

  • Overturned
  • Upside Down

  • Outskirts
  • City’s Outer Area

  • Observe
  • Examine, Study, Scrutinize

  • Posture
  • Way/Position of the Body

  • Poor
  • Destitute, Needy, Impoverished

  • Plunge
  • to Fall

  • Pluck
  • to Break Something

  • Push
  • Shove, Propel

  • Pinnacle
  • at the Top

  • Proud
  • Arrogant, Elated

  • Peal
  • to Remove the Skin of a Fruit or Vegetable

  • Possess
  • Own

  • Premises
  • Area

  • Particular
  • Specific

  • Passion
  • Hunger to Achieve Something

  • Portion
  • Part, Segment, Piece

  • Possibility
  • Opportunity

  • Perfect
  • Flawless

  • Patriotic
  • One Who Loves His Nation

  • Prodding
  • Encourage

  • Part
  • Section

  • Prevail
  • Which Remains

  • Polite
  • Gracious, Refined, Courteous

  • Prestigious
  • Very Important

  • Provide
  • Supply

  • Praise
  • Compliment

  • Perception
  • Insight

  • Prompt
  • Punctual, Timely

  • Podium
  • Lecture Stand

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Quite
  • Fairly

  • Quit
  • Cease, Stop, Withdraw

  • Quake
  • Tremble

  • Raze
  • Destroy, Demolish

  • Racket
  • Noise, Commotion, Disturbance

  • Rude
  • Impolite

  • Renew
  • Resume

  • Rich
  • Wealthy

  • Retrograde
  • Moving Backward

  • Receive
  • Get

  • Regret
  • Remorse

  • Rookies
  • Less-Experienced

  • Rejuvenate
  • Refresh

  • Ratify
  • Approve, Confirm, Endorse

  • Resist
  • Oppose, Withstand, Defy

  • Resilient
  • to Resist

  • Roster
  • Schedule

  • Robust
  • Strong

  • Raise
  • Lift

  • Reluctant
  • Unwilling, Hesitant

  • Reputable
  • Honorable, Upstanding, Honest

  • Remote
  • Secluded, Isolated, Distant

  • Repulsive
  • Hideous, Offensive, Gruesome

  • Ravage
  • Devastate, Ruin, Damage

  • Retaliate
  • Avenge, Revenge, Reciprocate

  • Real
  • Genuine

  • Reliant
  • Dependent

  • Rock
  • Stone

  • Remark
  • Comment

  • Reluctant
  • Hesitant

  • Reliable
  • Dependable

  • Rest
  • Relax

  • Reveal
  • the Show, Disclose, Divulge

  • Respond
  • Reply

  • Sheer
  • a Very High Amount of Something

  • Strenuous
  • Vigorous, Laborious

  • Skeptical
  • Doubtful

  • Sustain
  • to Remain

  • Sad
  • Unhappy

  • Surge
  • a Powerful Rush of Something

  • Sack
  • Big Bag

  • Stoic
  • Patient

  • Souvenir
  • Memento

  • Sure
  • Certain

  • Scared
  • Afraid

  • Sorrow
  • Woe, Anguish, Grief

  • Simultaneously
  • Together

  • Smooth
  • Slick, Glossy, Level

  • Sightseeing
  • to Explore Places

  • Stable
  • Steady, Unchanging, Settled

  • Straits
  • Bankrupt

  • Sincere
  • Honest

  • Serious
  • Grave, Solemn, Pensive

  • Spendthrift
  • Who Spends a Lot of Money

  • Strict
  • Stringent, Severe, Stern

  • Serene
  • Peaceful, Tranquil, Calm

  • Slim
  • Sender

  • Stiff
  • Firm/Hard

  • Significant
  • Meaningful

  • Shrine
  • Holy Place

  • Sociable
  • Friendly, Cordial, Gregarious

  • Special
  • Exceptional, Notable, Particular

  • Small
  • Little, Insignificant, Trivial

  • Steady
  • Firm

  • Surplus
  • Excess, Additional, Extra

  • Spill
  • for Liquid

  • See
  • Look

  • Same
  • Identical, Alike, Equivalent

  • Select
  • Choose

  • Symbolize
  • Represent

  • Subtle
  • Little

  • Stop
  • Cease

  • Swift
  • Fast and Smooth

  • Safe
  • Secure

  • Shrewd
  • Clever, Cunning, Crafty

  • Strangle
  • Stuck Somewhere

  • Sluggish
  • Listless, Lethargic, Inactive

  • Scribble
  • to Write Fast

  • Sacked
  • to Throw Out

  • Suggest
  • Propose

  • Shiver
  • Tremble

  • Strong
  • Powerful, Mighty, Potent

  • Sleepy
  • Drowsy

  • Stupid
  • Unintelligent, Dense, Foolish

  • Thrive
  • Prosper, Flourish, Develop

  • Temper
  • Mental State

  • Try
  • Attempt

  • Tangible
  • Concrete, Definite

  • Tragic
  • Something Very Wrong Happened

  • Talk
  • Speak

  • Tavern
  • Pub

  • Transform
  • Convert

  • Tandem
  • Work Together

  • Timid
  • Nervous

  • Tenets
  • on Rent

  • Tap
  • to Stroke Something

  • Tranquility
  • Mental Peace

  • Terrible
  • Dreadful, Horrible, Vile

  • Tall
  • High, Lofty

  • Temporary
  • Transitory

  • Taut
  • Tense, Tight, Stiff

  • Tender
  • Delicate, Gentle, Affectionate

  • Tiny
  • Small

  • Temper
  • Mood

  • Thrifty
  • Economical, Frugal, Prudent

  • Trustworthy
  • Reliable

  • Trivial
  • Unimportant

  • Tender
  • Soft

  • Words
  • Synonyms

  • Use
  • Utilize

  • Usually
  • Generally

  • Under
  • below

  • Uncommon
  • Unusual

  • Urgent
  • Crucial, Important

  • Uncooked
  • Raw

  • Unfortunate
  • Unlucky

  • Vacant
  • Unoccupied, Empty

  • Vanquish
  • Conquer

  • Verdict
  • Result

  • Vast
  • Huge

  • Versatile
  • All-Rounder

  • Virtuous
  • Moral, Righteous, Angelic

  • Vary
  • Differ

  • Valiant
  • Courageous, Brave, Heroic

  • Violent
  • Forceful

  • Victory
  • Win, Success

  • Vague
  • Indistinct

  • Vague
  • Unclear, Obscure

  • Voluntary
  • Willingly

  • Vibes
  • Signals

  • Vendor
  • Who Sells Commodities

  • Worn
  • Used, Old

  • Want
  • Desire

  • Withstand
  • Resist

  • Wrong
  • Incorrect, Mistaken

  • Waiver
  • to Cut Off

  • Wisecrack
  • Joke

  • Weak
  • Feeble

  • Weary
  • Tired, Fatigued

  • Wardrobe
  • Cupboard

  • Yield
  • Produce, Provide

  • Yell
  • Shout