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IELTS 4004 Academic Word List

This academic word list is a must-have resource for IELTS test takers, especially who are working for high scores. The 4004 words reflect the essential vocabulary level of IELTS academic test. We remind you this list is based on general word list. For IELTS academic test takers, you need general words as well. This is prepared by @MehdiSufi and it’s free of charge.

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abandon: lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

abandonment: giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abbreviation: shortening something by omitting parts of it

abeyance: suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abide: endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

ability: capacity; skill

abnormal: unusual; not typical; not normal

aboard: on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business

abolish: cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolition: ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abortion: termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan

abortive: unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abridge: condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate: abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abrupt: broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

absence: state of being absent; state of being away

absent: go away or leave ; missing; not present

absolute: perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

absolutely: utterly; definitely

absorb: assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

absorption: process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration

abstract: theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand absurd: preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish

absurdity: quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction

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abundance: great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing abundant: plentiful; possessing riches or resources abuse: improper use or handling; misuse academic: related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education academy: school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists accede: agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede accelerate: move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected acceleration: faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time access: approach; entry; entrance accessible: easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with accessory: additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item accident: event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event accidental: unexpected; unforeseen accidentally: inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically accommodate: do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for accommodation: living quarters provided for public convenience accompaniment: act of accompanying someone or something accompany: travel with; be associated with accomplish: succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete accomplishment: achievement; fulfillment accord: settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states account: narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event accountant: one who maintains and audits business accounts accounting: system that provides quantitative information about finances accrue: increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time accumulate: pile up; collect; mount up; increase accumulation: …