IELTS VOCABULARY

IELTS VOCABULARY

1)学科

Geography Astronomy Agriculture

Geology Pychology Atrology Biology Architecture Anthropology Forestry

Genetics Mathematics Microbiology Philosophy Planetology Statistics

Zoology

2）

Apogee:climax

Novel: fiction; literature；short story Whodunnit; thriller;

Biography: autobiography; memeories; diary journal Innovative( new ideas or ways of doing sth): new original

Revolutionary/ innovation/ fresh/ novel /novelty / pioneering /be in its infancy

Renovate: restore / do up /re conditioned (to repair a building or old furniture so that it is in good condition again)

Automatic ：1) mechanical (relating to or done by machines)

2)without thinking / off the top of your hand

/reflex / knee-jerk reaction(when you do or say something without thinking )

Benefit：advantage /merit /a plus /the beauty of(a good feature of something)

2）income / pension /Social Security /welfare /allowance/ pocket money(money that you receive regularly)

Profit: proceeds / surplus / gain(money that you make by doing business)

2)make / make a profit / earn / make a killing (to

get a profit)

Beneficial: 1）healthy /be good for you / do sb good/ wholesome /nutritious / nourishing /healthful

/(something that makes or keeps you healthy)

3)help /assist/ aid/be a help /helpful /be a boon

/with the aid of(ways of saying that something

helps you to do something)

Proficient: be good at /good /able /capable competent

(able to do something well) Hypocritical: insincere /phoney /tow-faced/ false/ mock

(pretending to be friendly, sincere)

Benevolent: kind and generous

Voluntary:1) unpaid (not earn anything for work that you do

2) not have to do sth /there is no need to do sth / Unnecessary /not need to do /optional/

be under no obligation to do sth (when you do not have to do something)

4)professional /amateur /unpaid (when you are

paid or not paid for doing an activity or sport) 5)willingly/ willing /of you own free will/ readily/

freely

/gladly(when you do something willingly) Malediction: curse

Attribute(adj): put sth down to /attribute sth to(to believe that something is caused by a particular thing/ to think that something happens because of something else)

(n)1) quality /attribute/ charac teristic /trait /side

/part of me /streak /thing (one part of someone's character)

2)characteristic / quality /property /feature

/good ,bad point /there’s sth about sth (one part of the character of something)

Decimate: kill /caude death/ kill off/ destroy / be a killer /wipe out/

Megalomania: arrogant

Potencial:1) future(adj) /prospective /in the making / have bright, brilliant future(likely to be or do something in the future)

2) possible /can /there is a chance /you never know （when something could happen）

Circulate : send/ post /fax /email /send off / send in / send out /dispatch,dispatch /get sth off /put sth in the post(to send a letter, message, parcel) Tempestuous:stormy(a tempestuous sea or wind is very rough and violent)

Inspect: examine / look carefully,closely / take a look at /analyza/ study / check / check over / go through ,go over

/look over / crutinize/ check up on(to examine something)

Spectacle: sight/ view /scene /visual

/panoeama(something that you see)

Defy:disobey / not do as you’re told /go against sb’s wishes /rebel(to not obey a person)

Decrease:1) come down /fall , drop

/decline .reduction/ plummet /taper off /dwindle

/slide/ take a nosedive (when prices, numbers etc become less)

2) reduce /lower/ cut / turn down/ slash/ knock down/ halve / roll back(to reduce the number, amount, price, or size of something)

Magnify: expand / grow/ stretch / blow up , enlarge /extend

(to make something bigger)

Magnificent:1) beautiful /pretty/ cute （animal）2)beautiful /surperb /gorgeous / elegant/ attractive /exquisite/lovely /splendid/

stunning./artitic(thing/building)

3) stunning(breathtaking)/ picturesque /scenic / beauty spot/lovely(place/countryside/view) Discriminate:1) can tell the difference /can tell sb|sth apart /distingguish /differentiate/ draw|make a distinction (to notice that two things or people are different)

2) discrimination /dicriminate against /prejudice

/inequality /discriminatory/ double standards(unfair treatment because of someone's race, sex, age ) Nominate: 1）choose /select/ appoint/ pick/ name/ be shortlisted / tap(to choose someone for a job or team)

2）suggest /recommend / put sb’s name forward /propose

(to suggest someone as a suitable person for a job or official position)

3) elect /vote in| into / re-elect /return /( to choose a government, leader, or representative by voting) Nominal : 1) a little /not much /next to nothing

/negligible /

a drop in the ocean(a small amount of money)

2) so-called /misnomer/ in name only/

self-styled(when the name of someone or something is not suitable)

Ignominious : humiliating Horror : 1）fear /terror /panic/ foreboding (the feeling of being frightened)

2)scare (an event or situation that frightens people) 3）thriller(a film or story that is intended to frighten you)

4) shock (the feeling of being shocked)

Horrific :1) bad /awful, terrible , dreadful

/appalling ,atrocious /horrendous / be a nightmare (bad events/experiences/weather)

2) horrifying

bad, in a way that is frightening or upsetting Abhorrent ：repugnant

something that is abhorrent is completely unacceptable because it seems morally wrong Homage :敬意

Humble : 1)tack back /climb down / eat your words / eat humble pie (to admit that what you said or believed was wrong)

2) working-class / lower-class/ the masses /

blue-cpllar/ underclass(having a low social class or position)

3) modest /unassuming /unpretentious (a modest person)

Reject : not accept /refuse /turn down /decline /I’ll take a rain check (to reject an offer or suggestion) Collaborate : cooperation

Command : order /instruct /give orders, instructions/ issue orders ,instructions/ decree/ command /direct sb to do sth /subpoena

Suburb : downtown/rural / outskirts

Curvy: sexy / curvaceous

Vicious: 1) unkind /behind sb’s back /caustic /cutting/ bitchy /snide (unkind comments or remarks)

2) violent /brutal /aggressive/ asvage/ ferocious

/rough(people and their behaviour)

Accurate :1) exact /literal /faithful/ verbatim(an exact description/translation/copy)

2) right /correct/ (answers, statements, calculations etc that are correct)

Homage : faithful 忠诚的

Religious : faithful 虔诚的

Sufficient : enough /adequate/ suffice(v)/ (when there is enough of something you need)

Link:1) be connected, related to /associated /（to be connected with a fact, event, idea）

2) associate /make a connection /establish a link (to say, believe, or prove that there is a connection between two facts, events, or people)

Utilize : use /make use of / apply / exercise / draw on /expoit

(to use particular methods, knowledge, skills ) Inspire：motivate / encourage /rousing /fire sb with enthusiasm

(to make someone feel enthusiastic about something) Passive: inactive /idle

Impassive1) experssionless /blank/ deadpan/ inscrutable/ poker-faced /( a face that does not show any feelings or opinions)

2) unemotional /cold /clinical /detached /unmoved (not showing your feelings)

Valid : 1）be true /accurate /be the case (when something is true)

2）available /free /usable /current (something that can be used)

Counter : offset 抵消

Adverse :difficult /unfavourable /hostile(difficult conditions)

Adversity: hardship/suffering /agony /plight

/torment(something painful or unpleasant that you suffer)

Equivical : ambiguous 模棱两可的

Countfeit: forgery /fake /pirate (a copy of something that is intended to deceive people)

Antipathy :abhorrent /exceptionable /malevolent Apathy : indifference

Sympathy : pity / conpassion / understanding

/empathy

(a feeling of sympathy)

Pathetic :1）terrible , awful /lousy /incompetent(very bad at doing something)

2）poor /pitiful /wretched (relating to someone who is so unlucky, so unhappy etc that you feel sorry for them)

Liken : compare /make a comparison /draw a analogy /

draw a parallel/contrast (to compare things) contradict : conflicting / be inconsistent with

/discrepancy / go against /be at odds with (when one statement, idea etc makes a different one seem untrue)

Controversy : disagreement /friction /doscord

/dissent (when people disagree)

Perceive : notice /spot /detect /catch sb’s eye / observe

/ become aware ,conscious ( to notice someone or something)

Prejudge :prejudice ,stereotype

Impartial : objective /unbiast /disinterested 客观公

正

否定词：hardly /barely /rarely /scarely / seldomly 几乎不

/ little（C）few(U)

Registration：enrolment 登记挂号注册Consecutive : successive /straight /in succession / in a row/ alternate (happening or doing something in a series)

Diagnose: establish /idertify /pinpoint /exam/check (to find out the exact cause of something)

Recover :1)get sth back /regain /retrieve /recoup

/reclaim /win back (to get back something that you had before)

2) get better /make a complete,full ,good recovery

/get over

/get well /feel better /improve /shake off /be on the mend

（to become healthy again after an illness or accident）Theoretical / θ??’ret?k/ 理论的

Weather : (v) 平安度过（困境）、经受住、使风化电脑：computer / PC/ desktop /machine /tool /magic box /electronic brain / assistant

相貌出众的：pretty/ bright

相貌平平的：plain

相貌不好的：special、interesting / homely Manipulate : 1) / m?’n?pj.le?t / have someone in

your pocket

/(to secretly control people or events)

2)use / take advantage of/ exploit /can wind sb around your little finger (to use someone for your

own advantage)

Freak : unusual /extraordinary /exceptional

/uncommon

/ out of the ordinary special (n ot what usually happens)

Institute : institution /organization /faculty Compose : compose yourself /calm down /cool down、off

/steady your nerves (to become calm)

Consist of : compose of (to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people)

Compose of : make up (to combine together to form something)

More than 17.6 million firms compose the business sector of our economy.

Account for :1represent / contitute(构成) (to form

a particular part or amount of something)

2) be the reason /explain /account for / motivate / lie behind (to be the reason why something happened or why someone does something)

Lie behind : to be the secret or hidden reason for someone ‘s action or behaviour

I wonder what lies behind arthur’s sudden interest in golf ?

Aptitude :1) ability / capabolity /capacity /skill

/competence /power /powers /faculties / resources (the ability to do something)

2) talented /gifted /a natural / have a gift for(having

a natural ability to do something well)

Gratitude :1) grateful / thankful / appreciate

/appreciative /own / be infebted to /

2) thank /show your appreciate /express your thanks

/gratitude /acknowledge /recognize (to say thank you to someone)

Substantial : large /high /considerable 、sizeable

/significant /fenerous /handsome /hefty (large numbers/amounts)

34波动：Fluctuate，go ups and downs，display a fluctuation，demonstrate a fluctuation

35事实上：Practically，in practice，essentially，in essence，in reality，in effect，in fact，as a matter of fact，it is a fact that

36换言之：Namely，that is to say，in other words，to put it like this，to put it differently，to put it from another way，to put it from another angle

1解决:Solve, deal with, cope with, handle, resolve, address, tackle

2损害：Damage, hurt, injure, harm, impair,

un dermine, jeopardize

3给与：Give, offer, render, impart, provide, supply, afford

4培养：：Develop, cultivate, foster

5优势：Advantage, merit, virtue, benefit, upside, strength

6缺陷：Disadvantage, demerit, drawback, downside, weakness

7使迷惑：Puzzle, bewilder, perplex, baffle

8重要的：Key, crucial, critical, important, significant, vital, substantial, indispensable,imperative

9认为：Think, believe, insist, maintain, assert, conclude, deem, hold, argue, be convinced,

be firmly convinced, be fully convinced

10保护：Protect, conserve, preserve

11确保：Assure, ensure, guarantee, pledge

12有害的：Bad, baneful evil, harmful, detrimental

?13要求: request, demand, needs, requisition

14消除: eliminate, clear, remove, clear up, take away, smooth away

15导致：Lead to, bring about, result in, cause, spark off, conduce to, procure, induce, generate

16因此：So, therefore, thus, hence, consequently, as a consequence, accordingly, as a result,because of this, as a result of this

17增长至：Grow to, rise to，increase to，go up to，climb to，ascend to，jump to，shoot to

?18降低至：Dip to，fall to，decline to，decrease to，drop to，go down to，reduce to，slump to，descend to，sink to，slide to

19保持稳定：Level out，do not change，remain stable，remain still，remain steady，be able，maintain the same level，remain unchanged，be still，

remain the same level，stay constant，keep at the same level，level off，stabilize，keep its stability，even out

20.急剧的

Dramatically，drastically，sharply，hugely，enormously，steeply，substantially，considerably，

significantly，markedly，surprisingly，strikingly，radically，remarkably，vastly，noticeably

21平稳地：Steadily，smoothly，slightly，slowly，marginally，gradually，moderately，mildly

22宣称：Allege, assert, declare, claim

23发生：Happen, occur, take place

24原因：Reason, factor, cause

25发展：Development, advance, progress

26有益的：Useful, helpful, beneficial, profitable, rewarding，advantageous

27影响：Influence, impact, effect

28明显的：Clear, obvious, evident, self-evident, manifest, apparent, account for, constitute, consist of, make up, occupy, hold, compose

30与…相比：Compared with，compared to，in comparison with，in comparison to，by comparison with，by comparison to

31对比而言：By contrast，in contrast，on the other hand，on the contrary，conversely

32展示：Show, reveal, illustrate, demonstrate, depict, present, represent, describe

大约：Approximately，almost，about，around，nearly，roughly

取代: replace, take the place of, instead of, in place of, substitute, supersede

保护：Protect, conserve, preserve, protection, conservation, preservation

解决: Solve, deal with, cope with, handle, resolve, address, tackle, wrestle with

导致：Lead to, bring about, result in, cause, spark off, conduce to, procure, induce, generate

废物: waste, garbage, junk, refuse,rubbish,trash 景色: view, scenery, sight, scene

杀死: kill, assassinate, murder, slay, slaughter

监狱: jail, prison, imprisonment

使用: use, consume, expend, employ, utilize, expenditure, expense, consumption

上升：increase /rise /climb /mount /ascent

猛增：rocket /soar /shoot up /surge /jump

暴跌：plunge/plummet/slump/nosedive/sink/drop/ fall

急剧地：dramatically /drastically / sharply

/enormously /substantially (切实存在的) /marketly / steeply

稍微的：slightly/ moderately

基本不变：remain /stable at / stay /maintain

/unchanged at

变化：fluctuate / vary 部分组成整体：account for /occupy /form

/constitude /compose /decompose (分解)

由~~构成：consist of / comprise /be composed of /make up

证实：substantiate /prove confirm

大约：approximately/ roughly /about (give or take 口语)

展示表明：show /display /reveal /indicate

/illustrate /demonstrate /document

递进：in addition /additionaly /furthermore

/moreover (what’s more 口语)

转折：nevertheless

表达个人：from my own perspctive