IELTS 2025/2026 ADVANCED VOCABULARY
MASTERLIST: EXAMPLES FOR 100%
LANGUAGE ACCURACY AND FLUENCY ✅
scamper - When small children and animals scamper, they run with small quick steps:
The children scampered off into the garden.
swift - happening or moving quickly or within a short time, especially in a smooth and easy
way:
The police took swift action against the rioters.
Thank you for your swift reply.
The gazelle is one of the swiftest and most graceful of animals.
ubiquitous - seeming to be everywhere:
Leather is very much in fashion this season, as is the ubiquitous denim.
soft spot - to feel that you like someone very much:
She'd always had a soft spot for her younger nephew.
rambling - too long and confused:
a long rambling speech
breed - to have sex and produce young animals:
The blackbird, like most birds, breeds in the spring.
livestock - animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or
chickens
,goverment-backed - relating to companies and other organizations that receive support or
money from a government:
government-backed small-business loans
along with - in addition to someone or something else:
California, along with Florida and Hawaii, is among the most popular US tourist
destinations.
comission - (REQUEST WORK)
to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special
piece of work from someone:
The newspaper commissioned a series of articles
milestone - an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's
life:
He felt that moving out of his parents' home was a real milestone in his life.
vindicate - to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people
thought it was wrong:
The decision to include Morris in the team was completely vindicated when he scored two
goals.
payoff - RESULT
informal the result of a set of actions, or an explanation at the end of something:
The payoff for years of research is a microscope that` performs better than all of its
competitors.
break-even point - the point at which a business starts to make as much money as it has spent
on a particular product, activity, etc.:
reach break-even point We should reach break-even point after our first year.
,pose - CAUSE
to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty:
Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone.
shuttle - (VEHICLE)
a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places:
To get across town, you can take the shuttle from Times Square to Grand Central.
The American (space) shuttle was able to be used many times to put payloads in
space.
squeeze - If you are squeezed by financial demands, they cause you financial problems:
Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation.
mob - usually disapproving a large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become
violent:
The angry mob outside the jail was/were ready to riot.
axe - the situation in which someone loses their job:
Over 500 staff are facing the axe.
cutback - a reduction in something, made in order to save money:
The closure of the Manchester printing factory is the company's biggest single cutback so
far.
niche - a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like:
He has carved/made a niche for himself as a financial advisor.
, an area or position that is exactly suitable for a small group of the same type:
an ecological niche.
washout - a complete failure:
The party was a washout - hardly anyone came
evangelical - if you describe someone evangelical you mean it is very enthusiastic.
with almost evangelical fervour, marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan
loom - a worrying or threatening situation or even, that seems likely to hapen soon
prevaricate - to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think:
He accused the minister of prevaricating.
cull - When people cull animals, they kill them, especially the weaker members of a
particular group of them, in order to reduce or limit their number:
The plan to cull large numbers of baby seals has angered environmental groups.
graze - animals eat grass or other plants that are growing in a particular place
myriad - a very large number of something:
a myriad of choices
unforeseen - not expected:
Due to unforeseen circumstances the cost of the improvements has risen by 20
percent.
yield - to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or
information:
MASTERLIST: EXAMPLES FOR 100%
LANGUAGE ACCURACY AND FLUENCY ✅
scamper - When small children and animals scamper, they run with small quick steps:
The children scampered off into the garden.
swift - happening or moving quickly or within a short time, especially in a smooth and easy
way:
The police took swift action against the rioters.
Thank you for your swift reply.
The gazelle is one of the swiftest and most graceful of animals.
ubiquitous - seeming to be everywhere:
Leather is very much in fashion this season, as is the ubiquitous denim.
soft spot - to feel that you like someone very much:
She'd always had a soft spot for her younger nephew.
rambling - too long and confused:
a long rambling speech
breed - to have sex and produce young animals:
The blackbird, like most birds, breeds in the spring.
livestock - animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or
chickens
,goverment-backed - relating to companies and other organizations that receive support or
money from a government:
government-backed small-business loans
along with - in addition to someone or something else:
California, along with Florida and Hawaii, is among the most popular US tourist
destinations.
comission - (REQUEST WORK)
to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special
piece of work from someone:
The newspaper commissioned a series of articles
milestone - an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's
life:
He felt that moving out of his parents' home was a real milestone in his life.
vindicate - to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people
thought it was wrong:
The decision to include Morris in the team was completely vindicated when he scored two
goals.
payoff - RESULT
informal the result of a set of actions, or an explanation at the end of something:
The payoff for years of research is a microscope that` performs better than all of its
competitors.
break-even point - the point at which a business starts to make as much money as it has spent
on a particular product, activity, etc.:
reach break-even point We should reach break-even point after our first year.
,pose - CAUSE
to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty:
Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone.
shuttle - (VEHICLE)
a vehicle or aircraft that travels regularly between two places:
To get across town, you can take the shuttle from Times Square to Grand Central.
The American (space) shuttle was able to be used many times to put payloads in
space.
squeeze - If you are squeezed by financial demands, they cause you financial problems:
Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation.
mob - usually disapproving a large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become
violent:
The angry mob outside the jail was/were ready to riot.
axe - the situation in which someone loses their job:
Over 500 staff are facing the axe.
cutback - a reduction in something, made in order to save money:
The closure of the Manchester printing factory is the company's biggest single cutback so
far.
niche - a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like:
He has carved/made a niche for himself as a financial advisor.
, an area or position that is exactly suitable for a small group of the same type:
an ecological niche.
washout - a complete failure:
The party was a washout - hardly anyone came
evangelical - if you describe someone evangelical you mean it is very enthusiastic.
with almost evangelical fervour, marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan
loom - a worrying or threatening situation or even, that seems likely to hapen soon
prevaricate - to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think:
He accused the minister of prevaricating.
cull - When people cull animals, they kill them, especially the weaker members of a
particular group of them, in order to reduce or limit their number:
The plan to cull large numbers of baby seals has angered environmental groups.
graze - animals eat grass or other plants that are growing in a particular place
myriad - a very large number of something:
a myriad of choices
unforeseen - not expected:
Due to unforeseen circumstances the cost of the improvements has risen by 20
percent.
yield - to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or
information:
