My Favorite and Essential Words for IELTS

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This list contains the essential words both for academic and general English usage for IELTS exam in order to achieve desirable score.
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  1. starvation
    a state of extreme hunger
  2. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  3. inhibit
    limit the range or extent of
  4. confine
    place limits on
  5. arouse
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  6. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  7. ease
    freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
  8. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
  9. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  10. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  11. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  12. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  13. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  14. apt
    being of striking appropriateness and relevance
  15. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  16. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  17. prevail
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  18. mild
    humble in spirit or manner
  19. detriment
    a damage or loss
  20. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  21. establish
    set up or found
  22. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  23. witty
    demonstrating striking cleverness and humor
  24. fancy
    have a particular liking or desire for
  25. oppress
    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  26. demonstrate
    give an exhibition of to an interested audience
  27. prerequisite
    something that is needed or obligatory in advance
  28. fade
    become less clearly visible or distinguishable
  29. swell
    increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
  30. differ
    be dissimilar or unlike
  31. differentiate
    acquire a distinct character
  32. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  33. identical
    being the exact same one
  34. merger
    an occurrence that involves the production of a union
  35. assimilate
    make alike
  36. coalition
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
  37. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  38. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
  39. chiefly
    for the most part
  40. reckon
    expect, believe, or suppose
  41. opinionated
    obstinate in your opinions
  42. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  43. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
  44. bigoted
    blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion
  45. intolerant
    unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
  46. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
  47. sever
    set or keep apart
  48. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  49. rescind
    cancel officially
  50. repeal
    cancel officially
  51. embezzle
    appropriate fraudulently to one's own use
  52. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  53. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  54. detest
    dislike intensely
  55. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  56. loathe
    dislike intensely; feel disgust toward
  57. passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
  58. fond
    having a strong preference or liking for
  59. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  60. appeal
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  61. revolt
    rise up against an authority
  62. rear
    rise up
  63. liable
    subject to legal action
  64. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  65. mandatory
    required by rule
  66. binding
    executed with proper legal authority
  67. admit
    declare to be true or accept the reality of
  68. compulsory
    required by rule
  69. confess
    admit to a wrongdoing
  70. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  71. obligation
    the state of being bound to do or pay something
  72. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  73. lease
    a contract granting use or occupation of property
  74. premises
    land and the buildings on it
  75. afford
    have the financial means to do something or buy something
  76. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  77. subside
    wear off or die down
  78. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  79. respite
    a pause from doing something
  80. discontent
    a longing for something better than the present situation
  81. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  82. erroneous
    containing or characterized by mistakes
  83. abundant
    present in great quantity
  84. resent
    feel bitter or indignant about
  85. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  86. instinctive
    unthinking
  87. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  88. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  89. stimulus
    any information or event that acts to arouse action
  90. aggravate
    make worse
  91. implicitness
    inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect
  92. perceptible
    capable of being grasped by the mind or senses
  93. sentiment
    a personal belief or judgment
  94. trait
    a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
  95. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  96. surmount
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  97. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  98. contend
    compete for something
  99. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  100. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  101. nosy
    offensively curious or inquisitive
  102. stingy
    unwilling to spend
  103. rectify
    make right or correct
  104. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  105. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  106. adjustment
    the act of making something different
  107. administrative
    responsible for managing the affairs of a group of people
  108. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  109. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  110. attain
    gain with effort
  111. cite
    refer to for illustration or proof
  112. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  113. coincide
    happen simultaneously
  114. commodity
    any good that can be bought and sold
  115. compensate
    make amends for
  116. conceive
    have the idea for
  117. conform
    be similar, be in line with
    A government official rejected the criticism, saying Bahrain conformed with international standards when using tear gas.
  118. compel
    force somebody to do something
  119. constrain
    hold back
  120. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  121. dominance
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  122. equate
    consider or describe as similar or analogous
  123. imply
    express or state indirectly
Created on Sat Oct 29 02:22:32 EDT 2011 (updated Tue May 07 09:47:11 EDT 2013)

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