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IELTS Vocabulary List: 1,348 Words with Definitions

IELTS tests both Academic and General Training English — reading and writing about study, work, migration and everyday life. This pool spans A1 to C2 and was curated from the Word Hype level lists to match that mix; it is a practice pool used inside the app, not an official IELTS list.

Curated pool used inside the Word Hype app.

Showing the first 400 of 1,348 words in alphabetical order. The full list is available inside the app.

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Abandon To leave a person or place and not return. Play ▶
Absorb To take in liquid, heat, or another substance. Play ▶
Abstract About ideas rather than things you can touch. Play ▶
Academic Related to schools, universities, or study. Play ▶
Accent A way of pronouncing words typical of a place or group. Play ▶
Access The ability or right to enter, use, or obtain something. Play ▶
Accord A formal agreement between people or countries. Play ▶
Accurate Correct and free from mistakes. Play ▶
Accuse To say that someone has done something wrong. Play ▶
Achieve To succeed in doing something after effort. Play ▶
Acquire To get or buy something. Play ▶
Across From one side to the other. Play ▶
Active Always busy and doing things.Working or happening right now. Play ▶
Adjust Change something slightly so that it works or fits better. Play ▶
Administer To manage or organize the work of a company or system.To give medicine or treatment to someone. Play ▶
Admire To respect someone for their qualities or achievements. Play ▶
Adopt Legally take another person into a family as a child. Play ▶
Advice Suggestions about what someone should do. Play ▶
Advise To suggest what someone should do. Play ▶
Advocate A person who publicly supports an idea or cause. Play ▶
Aesthetic Related to beauty and the way things look. Play ▶
Affair An event or situation that people are concerned about. Play ▶
Affect To cause a change in someone or something. Play ▶
Afford To have enough money to pay for something. Play ▶
Agency A business that arranges services for others. Play ▶
Agenda A list of subjects to discuss at a meeting. Play ▶
Agent A person who acts for someone else in business. Play ▶
Ahead Having the leading position or higher score in a contest.At or in the front. Play ▶
Alarm A warning of danger or a device that gives one. Play ▶
Album A collection of songs released together. Play ▶
Alcohol The substance in beer, wine, and spirits that makes people drunk. Play ▶
Alert Quick to notice things and ready to act. Play ▶
Align To place things in a straight line or correct position. Play ▶
Alike Similar to each other. Play ▶
Alloy A material made by mixing a metal with other elements. Play ▶
Along With a forward motion.In accompaniment or as a companion. Play ▶
Alpha The first letter used in ancient Greek writing. Play ▶
Alter To change something. Play ▶
Amaze To surprise someone very much. Play ▶
Ambiguous Having more than one possible meaning. Play ▶
Amend To change a document or law to improve it. Play ▶
Amount How much of something there is. Play ▶
Amuse Make someone laugh or feel entertained. Play ▶
Analogy A comparison that explains one thing by showing how it is like another. Play ▶
Analysis The careful study of something to understand how it works. Play ▶
Ancestor A family member who lived before your grandparents. Play ▶
Ancient Belonging to the very distant past. Play ▶
Angel A spiritual being believed to carry messages from a god. Play ▶
Angle The space between two lines that meet, measured in degrees. Play ▶
Animal A living creature such as a dog, cat, or bird. Play ▶
Ankle The joint that connects your foot to your leg. Play ▶
Annual Happening once every year. Play ▶
Anomaly Something that does not fit the usual pattern. Play ▶
Anxious Worried about something that might happen. Play ▶
Anyhow In any case, whatever else may be true. Play ▶
Apparent Easy to see or understand. Play ▶
Appeal A strong or serious request for help. Play ▶
Append To add something to the end of a text or list. Play ▶
Appetite The feeling of wanting to eat. Play ▶
Apple A round fruit with red or green skin.A leading American multinational technology company. Play ▶
Apply To make a formal request for a job, course, or benefit. Play ▶
Appoint To choose someone officially for a job or duty. Play ▶
Approach A particular way of dealing with a problem or task.To move closer to someone or something. Play ▶
Approve To officially accept or agree to something. Play ▶
Arbitrary Chosen without a clear reason or fair rule. Play ▶
Archer A person who shoots arrows with a bow. Play ▶
Archive A collection of old records kept for future use. Play ▶
Arctic Related to the area around the North Pole. Play ▶
Area A part of a town, a country, or the world.A subject or field of study or work. Play ▶
Arena A large area surrounded by seats for sports or performances. Play ▶
Argue To disagree with someone in words, sometimes angrily. Play ▶
Arise To begin to happen or exist. Play ▶
Armed Carrying a weapon or weapons. Play ▶
Armor A strong covering worn to protect the body in battle. Play ▶
Arrest To take someone away by police because they may have broken the law. Play ▶
Arrive Reach a destination by movement or progress.Succeed in a big way; get to the top. Play ▶
Arrogant Believing you are better or more important than other people. Play ▶
Article A piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine, or website. Play ▶
Artist A person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination. Play ▶
Aspect One part of a situation or subject. Play ▶
Assemble To put separate parts together to make something. Play ▶
Assert To say firmly that something is true. Play ▶
Assess To judge how serious, big, or important something is. Play ▶
Assign To give someone a particular job or task. Play ▶
Assist To help someone do something. Play ▶
Assume To believe something is true without being certain. Play ▶
Assure To tell someone confidently that something is true. Play ▶
Astray Away from the correct route or direction. Play ▶
Atomic Related to the tiny units that make up chemical elements. Play ▶
Attach To fasten or join one thing to another. Play ▶
Attack To try to hurt or defeat someone.A sudden event of sickness or violence. Play ▶
Attain To achieve something through effort. Play ▶
Attend To be present at an event or class. Play ▶
Attribute A quality or feature of a person or thing. Play ▶
Audacious Willing to take bold and surprising risks. Play ▶
Authentic Real and from the source it claims to come from. Play ▶
Author A person who writes a book or other text. Play ▶
Authority The power to give orders and make others obey.An official group that controls a public service. Play ▶
Available Able to be used, bought, or found.Free to talk or meet because you are not busy. Play ▶
Avenue A wide street, often with trees along it. Play ▶
Average The value found by adding amounts and dividing by how many there are. Play ▶
Award A prize given for an achievement. Play ▶
Aware Knowing that something exists or is happening. Play ▶
Awkward Making you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable. Play ▶
Backup An accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage.Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult). Play ▶
Baffle To confuse someone completely. Play ▶
Baggage The bags and cases you take when you travel. Play ▶
Bakery A workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold. Play ▶
Balance A steady position that keeps you from falling. Play ▶
Ballot A system of voting, usually in secret. Play ▶
Banana A long, curved fruit with a yellow skin.A fruit often eaten by monkeys. Play ▶
Bandit A robber, especially one who attacks travellers. Play ▶
Banker Someone whose job is handling savings, loans, and money accounts.Someone whose job involves managing money. Play ▶
Bargain Something bought for less than its usual price. Play ▶
Barrier A fence or other object that blocks a way. Play ▶
Basket A container that is usually woven and has handles.The quantity contained in a woven container. Play ▶
Battle A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.An energetic attempt to achieve something. Play ▶
Beauty A combination of qualities that pleases the sight.An excellent example of something. Play ▶
Behalf Used in a phrase meaning acting for another person. Play ▶
Behave To act in a particular way. Play ▶
Believe To accept that something is true. Play ▶
Beloved Loved very much by someone. Play ▶
Bench A long seat for two or more people, usually outside.A long table for working on. Play ▶
Benefit An advantage or profit gained from something.Receive an advantage. Play ▶
Bewitch To put someone under a magic spell. Play ▶
Bias An unfair preference for one person or side. Play ▶
Bikini A two-piece item of clothing worn for swimming. Play ▶
Bishop A senior Christian leader responsible for churches in an area. Play ▶
Bitter Having a sharp taste, not sweet.Feeling angry because you were treated badly. Play ▶
Bless To ask for God's protection or favor for someone. Play ▶
Blood The red liquid inside your body.Family background or origin. Play ▶
Bloom A flower on a plant.To produce flowers. Play ▶
Board A flat piece of wood.To get onto a plane, ship, or train. Play ▶
Boast To talk with too much pride about yourself. Play ▶
Boiler A device that heats water for a building. Play ▶
Boldly With courage and confidence. Play ▶
Bomber An aircraft designed to drop explosive weapons. Play ▶
Bonnet A hat tied under the chin. Play ▶
Border A line separating two political or geographical areas.The edge or boundary of something. Play ▶
Borrow To use something and give it back later. Play ▶
Bounce To hit a surface and spring back.To move up and down quickly. Play ▶
Boundary A line that marks where an area ends. Play ▶
Branch A part of a tree growing out from the trunk.A division of a business or organization. Play ▶
Bread Food made of flour, water, and yeast.Money (informal slang). Play ▶
Breath The air taken into or expelled from the lungs.A slight indication or suggestion. Play ▶
Brevity The use of very few words to express something. Play ▶
Bridge A structure built over a river or road so people can cross.Something that connects two places. Play ▶
Browse To look through things without a clear plan to buy or read them. Play ▶
Brutal Very cruel and violent. Play ▶
Budget An estimate of income and expenditure.Provided at a low price. Play ▶
Buffer Something that reduces the effect of a shock or conflict. Play ▶
Burden A heavy load that someone carries. Play ▶
Bureau An office or department that provides a service. Play ▶
Burial The act of putting a dead body in the ground. Play ▶
Butter A soft yellow food made from cream. Play ▶
Button A small disk or knob sewn on to a garment.A small device pressed to operate a machine. Play ▶
Bygone Belonging to an earlier time. Play ▶
Cabinet A piece of furniture with doors and shelves for storing things. Play ▶
Cactus A plant that stores water and usually has sharp spines. Play ▶
Camera A device for recording visual images.A judge's private room. Play ▶
Cancel Decide that an organized event will not take place.Annul or make void. Play ▶
Candid Honest and direct about what you think. Play ▶
Canyon A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. Play ▶
Capacity The largest amount that something can hold. Play ▶
Capital The city where a country's government is based. Play ▶
Carbon A chemical element found in every living thing. Play ▶
Cargo Goods carried by a ship, plane, or truck. Play ▶
Caring A loving feeling.Feel concern or interest. Play ▶
Carrot A long orange vegetable that grows under the ground. Play ▶
Cartel A group of businesses that agree to control prices or supply. Play ▶
Casino A place where people gamble on games. Play ▶
Castle A large and stately mansion.A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack. Play ▶
Casual Marked by blithe unconcern.Without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand. Play ▶
Casualty A person hurt or killed in an accident or attack. Play ▶
Category A group of things with shared features. Play ▶
Cattle Farm animals such as cows and bulls considered as a group. Play ▶
Cause The reason something happens. Play ▶
Cement A powder mixed with water to help make concrete. Play ▶
Century A period of one hundred years. Play ▶
Certain Sure that something is true. Play ▶
Channel A television station or a source of online videos. Play ▶
Chaos A state of complete confusion and disorder. Play ▶
Chapel A small building used for Christian worship. Play ▶
Chapter One of the main parts that a book is divided into. Play ▶
Charge Demand an amount as a price.Accuse someone of an offense. Play ▶
Chart A visual display of information.A map designed to assist navigation by air or sea. Play ▶
Chase To run after someone or something. Play ▶
Cheer To shout because you are happy or want to support someone. Play ▶
Cheese A solid food made from milk.A dairy product made in many different flavors. Play ▶
Cherry A small round red fruit with a stone inside. Play ▶
Chicken The flesh of a common poultry bird used for food.A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl. Play ▶
Chief A person who is in charge.A person who exercises control over workers. Play ▶
Chorus Any utterance produced simultaneously by a group.A group of people assembled to sing together. Play ▶
Chrome A shiny metal coating used to protect and decorate objects. Play ▶
Chronic Lasting a long time or coming back often, especially an illness. Play ▶
Cigar A thick roll of tobacco leaves made for smoking. Play ▶
Cinema A medium that disseminates moving pictures.A theater where films are shown. Play ▶
Circuit A complete path through which electricity can flow. Play ▶
Cited Mentioned as an example or source. Play ▶
Claim To say that something is true or belongs to you.To ask for money you think you should get. Play ▶
Clarify To explain something so it is easier to understand. Play ▶
Clause A group of words that usually includes a subject and a verb. Play ▶
Cliff A high, steep rock edge, usually by the sea. Play ▶
Climate The usual weather in a place over many years. Play ▶
Clinic A place where people receive medical advice or treatment. Play ▶
Coach (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team.A person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.). Play ▶
Coast The land right next to the sea or ocean.To move forward easily without using power. Play ▶
Cobalt A hard, silver-grey metal used in batteries and strong metal mixtures. Play ▶
Cocoa A hot, sweet drink made from chocolate powder and milk.A brown powder used to make chocolate. Play ▶
Coffee A hot drink made from roasted beans.The berries or seeds of a tropical shrub. Play ▶
Cognitive Related to thinking, learning, and remembering. Play ▶
Coherent Clear and easy to understand because the parts fit together. Play ▶
Cohort A group of people with something in common, such as age. Play ▶
Coincide To happen at the same time. Play ▶
Coined Invented a new word or expression. Play ▶
Coldly In an unfriendly way without showing care. Play ▶
Collapse To fall down suddenly because support fails. Play ▶
Colony A country or area controlled by another country.A group of animals or insects living together. Play ▶
Colossal Extremely large in size or amount. Play ▶
Column A tall, solid post used to support a building.A line of text in a newspaper or magazine. Play ▶
Combat Fighting between people or armed forces. Play ▶
Comedy A film, play, or show that makes people laugh. Play ▶
Comfort A state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.The act of consoling; giving relief in affliction. Play ▶
Commence To begin an activity or event. Play ▶
Commission An official group of people given a particular job to do.Money paid to a seller for each item they sell. Play ▶
Commit To carry out an action, especially a crime. Play ▶
Community All the people who live in a particular area or town. Play ▶
Company A business that sells goods or services. Play ▶
Compel To force someone to do something. Play ▶
Complex Having many connected parts that are hard to understand. Play ▶
Comply To act according to a request or rule. Play ▶
Comprise To have particular parts that together form a whole. Play ▶
Compute To calculate an amount or number. Play ▶
Concede To admit that something is true even when you do not want to. Play ▶
Concept A general idea about what something is or how it works. Play ▶
Concise Giving information clearly in few words. Play ▶
Conclude To decide something is true after thinking about the facts.To end something, such as a speech or meeting. Play ▶
Concrete A building material made from cement, sand, stones, and water. Play ▶
Condemn To say strongly that something is wrong. Play ▶
Conduct To organize and carry out an activity, such as a survey.To direct a group of musicians as they play. Play ▶
Confirm To show that something is true or correct. Play ▶
Conflict A serious disagreement or struggle. Play ▶
Conform To behave according to a group's rules or expectations. Play ▶
Confront To face a difficult problem and deal with it. Play ▶
Connect Join two or more things together. Play ▶
Conquer To take control of a place by military force. Play ▶
Consent Permission for something to happen. Play ▶
Consist To be made up of certain parts or things. Play ▶
Constitute To make up a whole, together with other parts.To be seen as or count as something, such as a crime. Play ▶
Construct To build something such as a house, road, or bridge.To create an argument, theory, or sentence carefully. Play ▶
Consume To use up fuel, energy, time, or other supplies.To eat or drink something. Play ▶
Context The situation that helps explain an event or idea. Play ▶
Contract A written legal agreement between two or more people. Play ▶
Contrary Opposite to something else. Play ▶
Control The power to decide what happens or how something works. Play ▶
Convert To change something into a different form or use. Play ▶
Convey To communicate an idea, feeling, or message. Play ▶
Convict To officially find someone guilty of a crime in court. Play ▶
Cookie A small sweet baked food. Play ▶
Copper A reddish-brown metal used for making wires and coins.A small brown coin. Play ▶
Corpse The dead body of a person. Play ▶
Costly Very expensive. Play ▶
Courts The places where legal trials happen.Places to play sports like tennis or basketball. Play ▶
Cradle A small baby's bed that can rock from side to side. Play ▶
Create Make or cause to be or to become.Bring into existence. Play ▶
Credit An arrangement to buy things now and pay later.Praise for something you have done well. Play ▶
Criteria Standards used to judge or choose something. Play ▶
Crucial Extremely important to the success of something. Play ▶
Cruise A holiday on a large ship.To travel slowly in a car or boat for pleasure. Play ▶
Crystal A solid whose particles are arranged in a regular pattern. Play ▶
Culture The beliefs, customs, and way of life of a group. Play ▶
Cunning Clever at getting what you want by tricking people. Play ▶
Current Happening or existing at the present time. Play ▶
Custom Something people in a place usually do. Play ▶
Dancer Someone who moves their body to music. Play ▶
Data Facts and numbers collected to be studied or used. Play ▶
Debris Broken pieces left after something is damaged or destroyed. Play ▶
Decade A period of ten years.A group, set, or series of ten. Play ▶
Deceive To make someone believe something that is not true. Play ▶
Decisive Able to make choices quickly and confidently. Play ▶
Decker A vehicle with a stated number of floors or levels. Play ▶
Decline To become smaller, weaker, or less. Play ▶
Decree An official order made by a ruler or authority. Play ▶
Deduce To work out what must be true from known facts. Play ▶
Defeat To win against someone in a game or fight. Play ▶
Defend To protect someone or something from attack.To fight to keep something safe. Play ▶
Deficit The amount by which spending is greater than income. Play ▶
Define To explain exactly what a word means.To show what something is. Play ▶
Degree A unit used to measure temperature or angles.A certificate you get when you finish university. Play ▶
Delegate To give part of your work or authority to someone else. Play ▶
Delete To erase or remove something.To remove words or files from a computer. Play ▶
Delicate Easily broken or damaged. Play ▶
Delta Land shaped like a triangle where a river meets the sea.The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. Play ▶
Demand The need or desire that people have for a product.To ask for something very strongly. Play ▶
Denial A statement that something is not true. Play ▶
Denote To stand for or mean something. Play ▶
Depart Leave a place, especially to begin a journey. Play ▶
Depict To show someone or something in a picture. Play ▶
Deploy To send people or equipment where they are needed. Play ▶
Deprive To take away something someone needs or has a right to. Play ▶
Deputy A person who helps or acts for a boss.The second most important person in a group. Play ▶
Derive To get something from a particular source. Play ▶
Desert A very dry area of land where little rain falls. Play ▶
Design A plan showing how something will look or work. Play ▶
Despair A feeling that there is no hope left. Play ▶
Detach To remove one part from something it is joined to. Play ▶
Detail An individual feature, fact, or item.A small detachment of troops or police officers. Play ▶
Detect To discover something that is hidden or hard to notice. Play ▶
Develop To grow or change over time. Play ▶
Deviate To move away from a planned route or course. Play ▶
Device A machine or tool made for a special use.A phone, tablet, or computer. Play ▶
Devoted Very loving and loyal to someone. Play ▶
Dialog A conversation between two persons.The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction. Play ▶
Diesel A type of fuel used in many trucks and buses. Play ▶
Digest To break down food inside the body. Play ▶
Digital Using electronic technology to store or process information. Play ▶
Dilemma A difficult choice between options that each have problems. Play ▶
Diminish To make or become smaller or less important. Play ▶
Dining The act of eating a meal.Eating food in a restaurant. Play ▶
Dinner The main meal of the day. Play ▶
Direct Going straight to a place without stopping.To tell people what to do. Play ▶
Discrete Separate and clearly different from other things. Play ▶
Disguise To change your appearance so people will not recognize you. Play ▶
Dishes Plates and bowls used for eating food.Meals prepared in a special way. Play ▶
Dismal Causing sadness or loss of hope. Play ▶
Dismiss To decide that an idea is not worth considering. Play ▶
Display Show something so that other people can see it. Play ▶
Dispute A serious disagreement. Play ▶
Distal Further from the centre of the body or the point where a part begins. Play ▶
Distant Far away in space or time. Play ▶
Distinct Clearly different from something else. Play ▶
Distort To twist something out of its usual shape. Play ▶
Distribute To give things out to a number of people. Play ▶
Diverse Including many different types. Play ▶
Divide To separate something into parts or groups. Play ▶
Divine Related to a god or heaven. Play ▶
Doctor A person whose job is to treat people who are ill. Play ▶
Domain An area controlled by a ruler or government.A specific area of knowledge or work. Play ▶
Dominant More powerful or important than others. Play ▶
Donate To give money or things to help others. Play ▶
Dosage The amount of medicine to take and how often to take it. Play ▶
Drama A play for the theater, radio, or television. Play ▶
Drastic Extreme and likely to have a very strong effect. Play ▶
Drift To move slowly with wind or water. Play ▶
Drink To take water or another liquid into your mouth and swallow it. Play ▶
Driver A person who controls a car, bus, or truck.A factor which causes a particular phenomenon. Play ▶
Dross Material of little value or poor quality. Play ▶
Dubious Unsure whether something is true or a good idea. Play ▶
Duchess A woman who holds the same high social rank as a duke. Play ▶
Ductile Able to be stretched into thin wire without breaking. Play ▶
Durable Strong enough to last a long time without damage. Play ▶
Duties Things you must do for your job or because it is right.Jobs that you have to do. Play ▶
Dwell To live in a particular place. Play ▶
Dynamic Full of energy and new ideas. Play ▶
Eager Very keen to do or have something. Play ▶
Earned Got money by working.Got something because you worked hard for it. Play ▶
Earth The planet on which we live.The soil or dirt on the ground. Play ▶
Earthy Looking or smelling like dirt or soil.Simple, natural, and honest. Play ▶
Eccentric Behaving in ways that are unusual but often harmless. Play ▶
Economy The system of trade, industry, and money in a country.The cheapest class of seats on a plane. Play ▶
Edited Fixed or changed a text or video.Corrected mistakes in writing. Play ▶
Editor A person who checks and fixes writing before it is printed.Someone who prepares a book or newspaper for printing. Play ▶
Effect A change that happens because of something else.The result of an action. Play ▶
Efficacy The ability to produce the intended result. Play ▶
Effort The energy you use to do something. Play ▶
Elaborate Containing many carefully planned details. Play ▶
Elect To choose someone by voting. Play ▶
Elegant Beautiful and stylish in a simple, graceful way. Play ▶
Element One part of something larger. Play ▶
Elements The separate parts that make up a whole. Play ▶
Eligible Allowed to do or receive something under the rules. Play ▶
Eliminate To remove something completely. Play ▶
Eloquent Able to express ideas clearly and powerfully. Play ▶
Emblem A design or object that represents a group or idea. Play ▶
Embody To be a clear example of a quality or idea. Play ▶
Embrace To hold someone in your arms with affection. Play ▶
Emerge To come out of a place where you could not be seen. Play ▶
Emphasis Special importance given to one part of something. Play ▶
Empirical Based on what is observed or tested. Play ▶
Employ To pay someone to work for you.To use something. Play ▶
Emulate To try to match someone's success by following their example. Play ▶
Enable To make someone able to do something. Play ▶
Enclosed Surrounded on all sides. Play ▶
Endure To suffer through something difficult without giving up. Play ▶
Energy The power you need to do things and be active.Power from electricity, gas, or the sun. Play ▶
Engine A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.A thing that is the agent or instrument of a particular process. Play ▶
Enhance To improve the quality or value of something. Play ▶
Enlarged Made bigger. Play ▶
Enormous Extremely large. Play ▶
Enquire To ask someone for information. Play ▶
Enrich To improve the quality or value of something. Play ▶
Entail To involve something as a necessary part or result. Play ▶
Entire With no part left out.Not broken or damaged. Play ▶
Entity Something that exists as a separate thing. Play ▶
Epitome A perfect example of a particular quality. Play ▶
Equation A mathematical statement showing that two amounts are equal. Play ▶
Erect To build or set up a structure. Play ▶
Erode To slowly wear away rock or soil through water or wind. Play ▶
Erratic Changing often in ways that are hard to predict. Play ▶
Escape To get away from danger or a place you cannot leave freely. Play ▶