CambridgeVocabulary for IELTSAdvanced Band 6.5+ with Answers

(on) BEHALF (of someone or something) : (preposition) For. For example: 'He thanked the guests for coming on my behalf as I had to leave early and couldn’t talk to everyone.'

A ABANDON : (verb) Leave, discard, desert. For example: 'The fishermen had to abandon their ship and escaped to safety in the rescue helicopter when they were caught in the storm last week.'

Keyword(s): ABANDONED

ABSTRACT : (verb) Summary, synopsis, short version. For example: 'When researching journals for information, it is useful to read just the abstract to quickly find out if the topic is relevant to your assignment as it takes too long to read the whole thing.'

Keyword(s): ABSTRACTS

ACADEMIC : (adjective) Something or someone showing a high level of education. Example: 'University students have to write in an academic style'.

ACADEMY : (noun) School, comedy, institute. For example: 'The academy, which opened two years ago, has just had the pleasure of seeing its first group of students graduate.'

Keyword(s):

ACADEMIES

ACCESS : (verb) Gain entry to, get in to, log on to. For example: 'It is possible to access a wide range of information on the internet.'

Keyword(s): ACCESSED

ACCLIMATISE : (verb) Adapt, become used to something. Example: 'It can take some time to acclimatise when first moving to a new country.'

ACCOMMODATE : (verb) Hold, have room for. For example: 'The hotel seems able to accommodate our needs for the upcoming seminar.'

Keyword(s):

ACCOMMODATES

ACCOMPANY : (verb) Go with, escort. For example: 'The Prime Minister will be accompanied by four government officials through the whole tour of Australia.'

Keyword(s): ACCOMPANIES

ACCORDINGLY : (adverb) To show something corresponds, relates. Example: 'He was told that the project was urgent, so he accordingly worked overtime until it was completed'.

ACCOUNTABLE : (adjective) reponsible, answerable. Example: 'Parents should be accountable for the actions of their children'.

ACCUMULATE : (verb) Collect, gather, amass. For example: 'The business accumulated a huge amount of debt in the year prior to its closure.'

Keyword(s):

ACCUMULATES

ACCURATE : (adjective) Correct, true. For example: 'I am not sure if the information you have received is accurate as I have heard much different information from a reliable source.'

ACHIEVE : (verb) Get, accomplish, attain. For example: 'He won four gold medals and three silver medals in his sporting career and achieved a lot on behalf of his country.'

ACKNOWLEDGE : (verb) Recognise, make reference to. For example: 'I feel disappointed because my manager did not acknowledge all of the hard work I had put into the project at last week’s meeting.'

ACQUIRE : (verb) get hold of, gain, purchase. For example: 'His business is to acquire computers at low cost prices then sell them on for a profit overseas.'

Keyword(s):

ACQUIRES

ACQUIT : (verb) To let go, to release from blame. Example: 'He was acquitted of the murder

because there was no evidence'.

ACRONYM : (noun) A word made up of the inital letters of a collection of words. Example: 'IELTS is the acronym for the International English Language Testing System'.

ACTIVE VERB : (noun phrase) A verb which describes an action. Example: run, write, listen, sleep. See also STATIVE VERB

ADAPT : (verb) get used to, change, adjust. For example: 'It can be difficult to adapt to a different environment.'

Keyword(s): ADAPTS

ADDICTION : (noun) A habit involving something that is not just wanted but needed. For example: A drug addiciton

ADDITION : (noun) More of something. Example: 'Schools would benefit from more funding. In addition, they would also benefit from having more qualified teachers.'

ADEQUATE : (adjective) enough, sufficient. For example: 'A large number of homeless people do not have adequate food to eat.'

ADJACENT TO : (preposition) next to, near to. For example: 'The reception area is adjacent to the Conference room, ask there and they’ll show you in.'

ADJECTIVE : A word used to …