IELTS ADVANCED VOCABULARY & ACADEMIC
TERMS 2025/2026 | 250+ VERIFIED WORDS WITH
DEFINITIONS & EXAMPLES
sibling - a brother or a sister
acquaintance - someone you know but who is not a close friend
spouse - husband or wife
a person who pledged marriage
invalidate - To make valueless, or worthless. To take away all force
emphasis - Something that is given great stress or importance
emphasise - stress, highlight, make clear
misled - To lead or guide wrongly; lead astray
entitle - to give someone a title, right, or claim to something
obligation - something that ties a person to a certain course of action, such as a promise or
vow; duty
oblige - make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action
adequately - good enough; sufficient
,meanwhile - until something expected happens, or while something else is
happening
outing - a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
whereas - While on the contrary, considering that
legislation - the act of making or enacting laws
amend - to change in a formal way; to change for the better
minor - of comparatively less importance
kin - Related by blood
define - Give the precise meaning of a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity.
tend - take care of
tremendous - extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
intimacy - the ability to form close, loving relationships
undermine - To gradually weaken or damage
erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).
cohabitation - Living together without being married
, devise - come up with after a mental effort
controversies - arguments, disputes
likelihood - probability
scale - Specify a percentage of original size to enlarge or reduce the size of an
object
timing - The controlled pacing of a speech
envisage - to imagine; to conceive of
consequence - the result of an action
bring about - cause, produce, make happen
courtesy - politeness
conversely - In an opposite manner; in an altogether different way
basis - pedestal, foot, base
cuff - давление олшейтин
jab -
chatter - when animals repeat their sounds quickly
TERMS 2025/2026 | 250+ VERIFIED WORDS WITH
DEFINITIONS & EXAMPLES
sibling - a brother or a sister
acquaintance - someone you know but who is not a close friend
spouse - husband or wife
a person who pledged marriage
invalidate - To make valueless, or worthless. To take away all force
emphasis - Something that is given great stress or importance
emphasise - stress, highlight, make clear
misled - To lead or guide wrongly; lead astray
entitle - to give someone a title, right, or claim to something
obligation - something that ties a person to a certain course of action, such as a promise or
vow; duty
oblige - make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action
adequately - good enough; sufficient
,meanwhile - until something expected happens, or while something else is
happening
outing - a brief usually outdoor pleasure trip
whereas - While on the contrary, considering that
legislation - the act of making or enacting laws
amend - to change in a formal way; to change for the better
minor - of comparatively less importance
kin - Related by blood
define - Give the precise meaning of a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity.
tend - take care of
tremendous - extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
intimacy - the ability to form close, loving relationships
undermine - To gradually weaken or damage
erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).
cohabitation - Living together without being married
, devise - come up with after a mental effort
controversies - arguments, disputes
likelihood - probability
scale - Specify a percentage of original size to enlarge or reduce the size of an
object
timing - The controlled pacing of a speech
envisage - to imagine; to conceive of
consequence - the result of an action
bring about - cause, produce, make happen
courtesy - politeness
conversely - In an opposite manner; in an altogether different way
basis - pedestal, foot, base
cuff - давление олшейтин
jab -
chatter - when animals repeat their sounds quickly
