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300+ List of Vocabulary Words for IELTS (updated 2023)

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In this post we put together best list of vocabulary words for IELTS exam. Strong IELTS vocabulary is key to get a high score in your exam. Easiest way to improve your vocabulary is using synonyms for common English words. Synonym words are awesome way to get a great score in IELTS exam. These word pairs organized for reading and writing section.

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Vocabulary Words for IELTS List 1

Blameless	innocent
Crazy	insane
Noted	famous
Madness	insanity
Arrogant	haughty
Awful	terrible
To disclaim	to deny
To vary	to differ
Accurate	correct
Sacristy	vestry
Dreadful	terrible
Immoderate	excessive
Cozy	comfortable
Garbage can	trashcan
Perception	insight
Warranty	guarantee
Immediate	instant
Mind	intellect
Vague	indistinct
Understandable	comprehensible
Indisputable	undeniable
Terror	terrorism
Highbrow	intellectual
Cube	dice
Remoted	isolated
Well timed	timely
Gratuity	tip
Disadvantaged	deprived
Abundant	ample
To misconceive	to misunderstand
Denims	jeans
Connect	join
Ecstasy	joy
Magistrate	justice of the peace
Eager	keen
Wise	knowing
Crusade	campaign
To establish	to set up
Neutral	impartial
Vicious	ferocious
Interplay	interaction
To desert	to abandon
Touchdown	landing
Oblique	indirect
To accomplish	to achieve
Hashish	cannabis
To close	to shut
Defective	faulty
Mischievous	impish
Dormant	inactive
Idle	lazy
Turbulent	blustering
To disclose	to reveal
Dally	loiter
Isolated	lonely
Missing	lost
Drab	dull
Fortunate	lucky
Hearsay	rumor
Mendacity	lying
Superb	magnificent
Leading	main
Chiefly	mainly
Aggressive	militant
Noon	midday
Vague	indistinct
Misfortune	mishap
Misread	misinterpret
Deceptive	misleading
Lacking	missing
Jealous	envious
Doubt	mistrust
Wrong	mistaken
Away	absent
To notify	to inform
Mannequin	model
Dicey	risky
Empty	drain
Misery	distress
Impartial	neutral
Impartial	neutral
To behave	to act
Bendy	flexible
Extra	additional

Vocabulary List for IELTS 2

To administer	to manage
Murderer	assassin
To maintain	to preserve
Mediocre	fair
Aromatic	fragrant
Dispute	debate
Ambitious	aspiring
To foretell	to predict
To ignore	to disregard
Virtue	advantage
To cope	to manage
Appreciable	considerable
Disagreeable	unpleasant
Rubbish	nonsense
To bear on sth.	to affect
Lousy	awful
To consult	to refer to
Cranky	cross
Mackintosh	waterproof coat
Pocket book	notebook
Middleman	intermediary
Paper money	notes
Infamous	notorious
Mirth	fun
Selection	choice
To quake	to tremble
Today	nowadays
Hate	loathe
Mean	unkind
Contaminate	defile
Impediment	obstacle
Construction (lit.)	interpretation
Hostile	antagonistic
To function	to operate
Apparent	obvious
Comfort	consolation
Unstated	unspoken
Enormous	huge, immense
Sincere	honest
Imperfect	faulty
Obsolete	out of date
Above	overhead
Total	entire,
Twosome	pair
Especially	particularly
Monotonous	boring
To hurry	to rush
Ardor	passion
Gut	intestine
Identical	duplicate
Immodest	conceited
Untrue	unfaithful
Achieve	accomplish
To annoy	to irritate, to bother
Awkward	clumsy
Completely	totally
To elevate	to raise, to promote
Insolvent	bankrupt
To rue	to regret
Essential	fundamental
Peaceable	peaceful
Nightfall	dusk
Handsome	good
Stupid	dense
Zenith	peak
Vacant	empty
Fragrance	perfume
Maybe	perhaps, possibly
Aid	help, assist
Bad (not good)	poor, naughty
Magician	conjurer
Unfortunate	unlucky
Gravestone	headstone
Housebreaking	burglary
To grab	to seize
Refrain	chorus
To disappear	to vanish
Painting	portray
Adjourn	postpone
Instructions	directions
Momentous	powerful
Priority	precedence
Stationary	fixed
Praise	compliment
Insufferable	unbearable
Previous	preceding
Exactly	precisely
Mistrust	distrust
Early	premature
Untimely	premature
Antagonize	provoke
Citation	quotation
Naughty	disobedient
Cheesy	corny, tacky
Huge	vast
Hole	gap
Magnify	expand
Lethal	deadly
Immune	exempt
Mourn	grieve
Ban	forbid
Infrequent	rare
Spontaneous	automatic
To cite	to quote
Uncooked	raw
Arrive	reach, come
Dark	dismal
Unlawful	illegal
Knowingly	deliberately
Moderately	reasonably
Insurgent	rebel
Uprising	rebellion
Clerk	receptionist
Miserable	depressing
Curative	healing
Equity	fairness
Immature	inexperienced
Artful	crafty
Practically	virtually
Conscious	aware
To arrive	to reach
Apparent	evident
Crook	criminal
Unvoiced	voiceless

Vocabulary Words for IELTS List 3

Negligent	inattentive
To differentiate	to distinguish
Inferior	substandard
Win	succeed
Hold	grasp
To nominate	to appoint
To near	to approach
To impact	to affect
Charter	constitution
Eccentric	unusual
Consecutive	successive
Morose	sullen
Disagree	differ
Invoice	bill
To withstand	to resist
Insupportable	intolerable
Meeting	assembly
To convey	to communicate
To denationalize	to privatize
Abstract	summary
Attractive	appealing
Illiberal	intolerant
To overhaul	to overtake
Anyway	besides
To respond	to reply
Precis	summary
Dry	arid
To minimize	to play down
Satisfied	convinced
Vain	useless
To conform	to comply
Conflict	clash
Twister	tornado
To float	to drift
Instinct	intuition
To admit	to confess
To intensify	to heighten
Intriguing	fascinating
Moderate	lenient
Minor	lesser
To infect	to contaminate
To vacuum	to hoover
Removable	detachable
Sundown	sunset
Joy	delight
Encourage	support
Class	lesson, course
To vanquish	to conquer
Turmoil	disturbance
To transform	to convert
To deprave	to corrupt
To chop	to cut
To diminish	to decrease
To involve	to entail
To magnify	to exaggerate
Constancy	fidelity
Ornament	decoration
Diminish	curtail
Nugatory	worthless
Revolting	disgusting
Torpid	lethargic
Prompt	immediate
To operate	to function
Vast	huge
To inspect	to examine
To collect	to gather
Impetuous	reckless
To receive	to get
Beneficent	generous
Nameless	anonymous
To confuse	to mix up
Overseas	abroad
To deduce	to infer
High	elevated
Convalesce	recover
Outside	external
To renounce	to give up
More and more	increasingly
To grouse	to grumble
To assure	to guarantee
Advocate	support
Coiffure	hairstyle
Forehead	brow
Discount	reduction
To appear	to seem
Except	apart from
To survive	to outlive
Migrant	drifting
Dead	lifeless
Notwithstanding	however
A native	a local
To visualize	to imagine
Informal	casual
To begin	to start
Infuriate	enrage
Animated	lively
Chorus	refrain
Necessary	essential
Provided	if
Remorse	regret
Domesticate	cultivate
Steady	regular
Testament	testimony
If	whether
Applicable	relevant
Difficult	hard
Trustworthy	reliable
Mend	repair
Moral	ethical
Nobility	the aristocracy
Repute	reputation
Abbreviate	condense
Unhurt	unharmed
Imperative	crucial
Dilute	weaken, thin
Prosperous	affluent
To fabricate	to manufacture
Reasonable	fair
Idler	loafer
Mandatory	required
Suppress	restrain
Dossier	file
Lucid	clear
Complete	total
Diverse	distinct
Backside	behind, bottom
To answer	to reply
Home	domestic
Matters	things
Correct	right
Brow	forehead
Remainder	the rest
Object	thing
Hermetic	airtight
To learn	to memorize
Considerate	thoughtful
Considerate	thoughtful
Urgent	important
Inconsiderate	thoughtless
Silly	foolish

IELTS Words with Meaning List 4

Words	Meanings
To evaluate	to assess
Substantially	considerably
Dangerous	unsafe
Hall	corridor
French dressing	vinaigrette
To explode	to blow up
To collapse	to break down
To accumulate	to build up
Livid	furious
Remark	comment
Vibrate	tremble
Inflexible	rigid
To select	to choose
Spotlight	highlight
To illuminate	to clarify; to light up
Disaster	catastrophe
To encounter	to come across
To emphasize	to stress
Innocent	harmless
Undeniable	indisputable
Humiliate	embarrass
Beautiful	attractive
To impeach	to question
Bloodless	cold
Hard	tough
Dubious	doubtful
Reliable	dependable
Material	fabric
Infantile	childish
To imagine	to suppose, to assume
Clever	intelligent
Deliberately	intentionally
Last	final
Brave	courageous
Winery	vineyard