IELTS VOCABULARY (1000+)
TERMS WITH DEFINITIONS
known beforehand - ANSWER✔✔-predicted
arousing anger or interest; annoying - ANSWER✔✔-provocative
stubbornly unyielding - ANSWER✔✔-tenacious
harmless - ANSWER✔✔-benign
impulsive and unpredictable - ANSWER✔✔-capricious
many and different - ANSWER✔✔-diverse
complicated, complex - ANSWER✔✔-intricate
awareness; insight - ANSWER✔✔-perception
reluctant to draw attention - ANSWER✔✔-reticent
cause to be alert and energetic - ANSWER✔✔-stimulate
to expect beforehand - ANSWER✔✔-anticipate
having too many twists and turns; overly complicated - ANSWER✔✔-convoluted
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,give support or one's approval to - ANSWER✔✔-endorse
improve, augment - ANSWER✔✔-enhance
devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause - ANSWER✔✔-partisan
forbidden - ANSWER✔✔-prohibited
pompous or pretentious talk or writing - ANSWER✔✔-bombast
weak and feeble - ANSWER✔✔-debilitated
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment - ANSWER✔✔-discerning
to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner - ANSWER✔✔-disparage
to get rid of; do away with - ANSWER✔✔-eliminate
pampered, spoiled - ANSWER✔✔-indulged
original, new - ANSWER✔✔-innovative
contribute to the progress or growth of - ANSWER✔✔-promote
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving - ANSWER✔✔-revolution
not based on fact or investigation - ANSWER✔✔-speculative
said or done without having been planned or written in advance - ANSWER✔✔-spontaneous
independence; self-determination - ANSWER✔✔-autonomy
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,openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness - ANSWER✔✔-candid
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions - ANSWER✔✔-compromise
subtly skillful handling of a situation - ANSWER✔✔-diplomacy
random variety - ANSWER✔✔-eclectic
incorrect - ANSWER✔✔-erroneous
profound scholarly knowledge - ANSWER✔✔-erudition
the act of making or enacting laws - ANSWER✔✔-legislation
to relieve, alleviate - ANSWER✔✔-mitigated
not showing any concern or worry - ANSWER✔✔-nonchalant
a contestant that you are matched against - ANSWER✔✔-opponent
nearness - ANSWER✔✔-proximity
regret - ANSWER✔✔-remorse
how the public views or regards an individual - ANSWER✔✔-reputation
curbed or regulated - ANSWER✔✔-restricted
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) - ANSWER✔✔-scrutiny
an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation - ANSWER✔✔-anomaly
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, express or state clearly - ANSWER✔✔-articulate
portrayal; description - ANSWER✔✔-characterization
the act of working together - ANSWER✔✔-collaboration
inference; guesswork - ANSWER✔✔-conjecture
arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement - ANSWER✔✔-controversial
healing - ANSWER✔✔-curative
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct - ANSWER✔✔-
decorous
protection from harm - ANSWER✔✔-defense
speak out against - ANSWER✔✔-denounce
to stray from the main subject - ANSWER✔✔-digress
impartial; calm, free from emotion - ANSWER✔✔-dispassionate
easily managed, obedient, passive - ANSWER✔✔-docile
to rule over by strength or power - ANSWER✔✔-dominate
open to doubt or suspicion - ANSWER✔✔-dubious
enlightening - ANSWER✔✔-edifying
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained - ANSWER✔✔-enigma
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TERMS WITH DEFINITIONS
known beforehand - ANSWER✔✔-predicted
arousing anger or interest; annoying - ANSWER✔✔-provocative
stubbornly unyielding - ANSWER✔✔-tenacious
harmless - ANSWER✔✔-benign
impulsive and unpredictable - ANSWER✔✔-capricious
many and different - ANSWER✔✔-diverse
complicated, complex - ANSWER✔✔-intricate
awareness; insight - ANSWER✔✔-perception
reluctant to draw attention - ANSWER✔✔-reticent
cause to be alert and energetic - ANSWER✔✔-stimulate
to expect beforehand - ANSWER✔✔-anticipate
having too many twists and turns; overly complicated - ANSWER✔✔-convoluted
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,give support or one's approval to - ANSWER✔✔-endorse
improve, augment - ANSWER✔✔-enhance
devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause - ANSWER✔✔-partisan
forbidden - ANSWER✔✔-prohibited
pompous or pretentious talk or writing - ANSWER✔✔-bombast
weak and feeble - ANSWER✔✔-debilitated
having or revealing keen insight and good judgment - ANSWER✔✔-discerning
to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner - ANSWER✔✔-disparage
to get rid of; do away with - ANSWER✔✔-eliminate
pampered, spoiled - ANSWER✔✔-indulged
original, new - ANSWER✔✔-innovative
contribute to the progress or growth of - ANSWER✔✔-promote
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving - ANSWER✔✔-revolution
not based on fact or investigation - ANSWER✔✔-speculative
said or done without having been planned or written in advance - ANSWER✔✔-spontaneous
independence; self-determination - ANSWER✔✔-autonomy
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,openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness - ANSWER✔✔-candid
an accommodation in which both sides make concessions - ANSWER✔✔-compromise
subtly skillful handling of a situation - ANSWER✔✔-diplomacy
random variety - ANSWER✔✔-eclectic
incorrect - ANSWER✔✔-erroneous
profound scholarly knowledge - ANSWER✔✔-erudition
the act of making or enacting laws - ANSWER✔✔-legislation
to relieve, alleviate - ANSWER✔✔-mitigated
not showing any concern or worry - ANSWER✔✔-nonchalant
a contestant that you are matched against - ANSWER✔✔-opponent
nearness - ANSWER✔✔-proximity
regret - ANSWER✔✔-remorse
how the public views or regards an individual - ANSWER✔✔-reputation
curbed or regulated - ANSWER✔✔-restricted
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) - ANSWER✔✔-scrutiny
an aberration; an irregularity; a deviation - ANSWER✔✔-anomaly
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, express or state clearly - ANSWER✔✔-articulate
portrayal; description - ANSWER✔✔-characterization
the act of working together - ANSWER✔✔-collaboration
inference; guesswork - ANSWER✔✔-conjecture
arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement - ANSWER✔✔-controversial
healing - ANSWER✔✔-curative
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct - ANSWER✔✔-
decorous
protection from harm - ANSWER✔✔-defense
speak out against - ANSWER✔✔-denounce
to stray from the main subject - ANSWER✔✔-digress
impartial; calm, free from emotion - ANSWER✔✔-dispassionate
easily managed, obedient, passive - ANSWER✔✔-docile
to rule over by strength or power - ANSWER✔✔-dominate
open to doubt or suspicion - ANSWER✔✔-dubious
enlightening - ANSWER✔✔-edifying
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained - ANSWER✔✔-enigma
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