IELTS 400 Words part 1

Question 1

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

Answer 1

abandon

Question 2

theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

Answer 2

abstract

Question 3

related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

Answer 3

academic

Question 4

approach; entry; entrance

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access

Question 5

living quarters provided for public convenience

Answer 5

accommodation

Question 6

travel with; be associated with

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accompany

Question 7

increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

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accumulation

Question 8

capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision

Answer 8

accurate

Question 9

gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

Answer 9

achieve

Question 10

act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

Answer 10

acquisition

Question 11

modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits

Answer 11

adaptation

Question 12

sufficient; enough to meet a purpose

Answer 12

adequate

Question 13

adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

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adjacent

Question 14

making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

Answer 14

adjustment

Question 15

management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties

Answer 15

administration

Question 16

speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

Answer 16

advocate

Question 17

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

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affect

Question 18

gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

Answer 18

aggregate

Question 19

person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant

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aid

Question 20

even though; although; notwithstanding

Answer 20

albeit

Question 21

modify; cause to change; make different; convert

Answer 21

alter

Question 22

one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

Answer 22

alternative

Question 23

unclear or doubtful in meaning

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ambiguous

Question 24

correction; revision

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amendment

Question 25

comparable; similar or alike

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analogous

Question 26

study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts

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analysis

Question 27

occurring or payable every year

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annual

Question 28

capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

Answer 28

apparent

Question 29

something appended or added

Answer 29

appendix

Question 30

recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one

Answer 30

appreciation

Question 31

access; method

Answer 31

approach

Question 32

acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

Answer 32

appropriate

Question 33

approach; come near

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approximate

Question 34

randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

Answer 34

arbitrary

Question 35

plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range

Answer 35

area

Question 36

gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

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assembly

Question 37

act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

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assessment

Question 38

activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

Answer 38

assistance

Question 39

suppose; presume; take on; bear

Answer 39

assume

Question 40

promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt

Answer 40

assurance

Question 41

fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

Answer 41

attached

Question 42

beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer

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author

Question 43

jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

Answer 43

authority

Question 44

convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

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available

Question 45

knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

Answer 45

aware

Question 46

represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone

Answer 46

behalf

Question 47

advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

Answer 47

benefit

Question 48

preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way

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bias

Question 49

link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty

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bond

Question 50

short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise

Answer 50

brief

Question 51

majority; main part; volume; mass

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bulk

Question 52

having the ability required for a specific task

Answer 52

capable

Question 53

mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate

Answer 53

capacity

Question 54

assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to

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challenge

Question 55

passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access

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channel

Question 56

division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society

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chapter

Question 57

graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators

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chart

Question 58

having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

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civil

Question 59

clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor

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clarity

Question 60

of recognized authority or excellence

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classical

Question 61

sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document

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clause

Question 62

body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words

Answer 62

code

Question 63

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together

Answer 63

coherence

Question 64

occur at the same time as; correspond

Answer 64

coincide

Question 65

breakdown; failure

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collapse

Question 66

fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize

Answer 66

commission

Question 67

pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

Answer 67

commitment

Question 68

goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

Answer 68

commodity

Question 69

activity of communicating; activity of conveying information

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communication

Question 70

society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government

Answer 70

community

Question 71

something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury

Answer 71

compensation

Question 72

complete; consummate; make perfect

Answer 72

complement

Question 73

complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures

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complex

Question 74

element; ingredient; abstract part of something

Answer 74

component

Question 75

thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

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comprehensive

Question 76

include; consist of; be composed of

Answer 76

comprise

Question 77

something formed in the mind; thought or notion

Answer 77

concept

Question 78

simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

Answer 78

concurrent

Question 79

direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

Answer 79

conduct

Question 80

meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views

Answer 80

conference

Question 81

being firmly settled in habit; having been ratified; verified; fixed; established

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confirmed

Question 82

fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events

Answer 82

conflict

Question 83

similarity in form or character; agreement

Answer 83

conformity

Question 84

agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow

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consent

Question 85

worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree

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considerable

Question 86

being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular

Answer 86

consistent

Question 87

invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent

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constant

Question 88

of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government

Answer 88

constitutional

Question 89

act of constructing or building something

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construction

Question 90

people who buy goods or services

Answer 90

consumer

Question 91

get in touch with; reach

Answer 91

contact

Question 92

modern; belonging to the same period of time

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contemporary

Question 93

circumstance

Answer 93

context

Question 94

constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

Answer 94

contract

Question 95

assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion

Answer 95

contradiction

Question 96

relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

Answer 96

contrary

Question 97

act of distinguishing by comparing differences

Answer 97

contrast

Question 98

act of contributing; contribution; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy

Answer 98

contribution

Question 99

contentious speech act; argument

Answer 99

controversy

Question 100

social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states

Answer 100

convention