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Summary of Vocabulary Categories Society & People Terms describing social groups: demographics, peer, multicultural, suburban, conventional, conservative. Behaviors & attitudes: conform, flaunt, follow accepted behaviour, shun mainstream values, cultivate, entice, urge, reassure, pressurise. Social systems & governance: civil servant, mayor, member of parliament, state, social welfare, social services, leader of the opposition, safety net. Crime & law: capital punishment, community service, life sentence, mugging, organised crime, petty crime, peer pressure. Science & Environment Biology & medicine: capsule, compound, dose, bacterial, contagious, pesticide, side effects, parasite, cloning, genetically modified food. Ecology & environment: emissions, exposure, food chain, contamination, deforestation, degradation, habitat, conservation, renewable, carbon footprint, biofuel, sustainable, eco-friendly. Earth & space science: gravity, light year, tide, evaporation, condensation, eclipse, aftershock, tremor, lava. Business & Economics Finance & accounting: accounting, equity, assets, bankruptcy, budget, credit rating, disposable income, bottom line, luxury goods, client. Marketing & sales: marketing, branding, billboard, slogan, telemarketing, promotional, distributor, vendor, online retailer, ploy, rebate, catchy, persuasive, compelling, repetitive. Management & skills: managerial, hands-on, chair a meeting, calculated risk, make a name for yourself, keep track of, win-win situation. Technology & Innovation Devices & processes: cyberspace, activate, penetrate, dissolve, rotate, revolutions, cutting-edge, futuristic, innovate. Materials & products: fabric, fibre, foam, marble, patent, pillar, plank, polyester, prop, thread, timber. Nature & Animals Animal behavior & types: herd, hive, pack, prey, swarm, nocturnal, venomous, forage, hibernate. Agriculture & farming: agriculture, cattle, sow, breed, productivity, reservoir, desalination. Weather & Disasters Extreme events: catastrophe, disaster, crisis, dilemma, hurdle, obstacle, setback, devastating, insurmountable, catastrophic, torrential, flooding. Climate & weather: climatic, tropical, freezing, precipitation, acid rain. Descriptive & Evaluative Adjectives Positive/attractive: breathtaking, charming, comfortable, dramatic, magnificent, memorable, stunning, spectacular, chic, sophisticated. Negative/problematic: appalling, daunting, disastrous, hypocritical, irresponsible, outrageous, risky, irritating, infuriating, pervasive, intrusive. Common Expressions & Idioms Everyday wisdom: “every cloud has a silver lining,” “a storm in a teacup,” “be snowed under,” “know which way the wind is blowing,” “weather the storm,” “vicious circle,” “in the cold light of day,” “take stock.” Actions & Processes General verbs: resolve, rectify, conserve, discard, curb, emit, exhaust, harness, induce, oblige, tempt, urge. Science & technology: absorb, activate, dissolve, penetrate, pierce, reflect, repel, solidify. Agriculture & environment: flow, sow, breed, poach, thrive, forage, hibernate, lay, maintain, preserve, retain.

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IELTS VOCABULARY MASTER LIST 2025/2026 –
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demographics (noun) - data relating to the population and different groups within it



peer (noun) - a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as
you



segment (noun) - a part of something that is separate from the other parts or can be
considered separately



conservative (adj) - opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer
traditional styles and values



conventional (adj) - tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in
general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting



multicultural (adj) - for or including people of several different races, religions, languages
and traditions



suburban (adj) - boring and ordinary



unconventional (adj) - not following what is done or considered normal or acceptable by most
people; different and interesting



follow accepted behaviour - to do what is considerate as normal



shun mainstream values - to avoid considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc.
that are accepted by most people

,conform (verb) - to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or
society



flaunt (verb) - to show something you are proud of to other people, in order to impress
them



skew (verb) - to change or influence something with the result that it is not accurate, fair,
normal, etc to skew the statistics



capsule (noun) - a small container which has a measured amount of a medicine inside and
which dissolves when you swallow it



compound (noun) - a substance formed by a chemical reaction of two or more elements in
fixed amounts relative to each other



dose (noun) - an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period
of time



emmisions (noun) - the production or sending out of light, heat, gas, etc.



exposure (noun) - the state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from
something harmful or unpleasant



food chain (noun) - a series of living creatures in which each type of creature feeds on the one
below it in the series



interaction (noun) - the act of communicating with somebody, especially while you work,
play or spend time with them



pesticide (noun) - a chemical used for killing pests, especially insects

,side effects (noun) - an extra and usually bad effect that a drug has on you, as well as curing
illness or pain



bacterial (adj) - caused by or connected with bacteria



contagious (adj) - a contagious disease spreads by people touching each other



Controversial (adj) - Tranh cãi



crucial (adj) - extremely important, because it will affect other things



essential (adj)9pm - completely necessary; extremely important in a particular situation or for
a particular activity



natural (adj) - existing in nature; not made or caused by humans



organic (adj) - produced or practised without using artificial chemicals



petrochemicals (noun) - any chemical substance obtained from petroleum oil or natural
gas



contaminate (verb) - to make a substance or place dirty or no longer pure by adding a
substance that is dangerous or carries disease



release (Verb) - to let somebody/something come out of a place where they have been kept or
trapped



accounting (noun) - the process or work of keeping financial accounts

, apprenticeship (noun) - a period of time working as an apprentice; a job as an
apprentice



conceptualism (noun) - the theory that general ideas such as 'beauty' and 'red' exist only as
ideas in the mind



consistency (noun) - the quality of always behaving in the same way or of having the same
opinions, standard, etc.; the quality of being consistent



establishment (noun) - an organization, a large institution or a hotel 2. the people in a society
or a profession who have influence and power and who usually do not support
change



formulation (noun) - the act of creating or preparing something carefully, giving particular
attention to the details; something that is created or prepared in this way



hypothesis (noun) - an idea or explanation of something that is based on a few known facts
but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct



inconsistency (noun) - the tendency to change too often and not stay the same



insignificance (noun) - the fact of not being big or valuable enough to be considered
important



interpretation (noun) - he particular way in which something is understood or
explained



technician (noun) - a person who is very skilled at the technical aspects of an art, a sport,
etc.
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