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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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.
