IELTS 400 Words part 4

Question 1

science that deals with mental processes and behavior

Answer 1

psychology

Question 2

act or process of publishing printed matter; communication of information to public

Answer 2

publication

Question 3

act or an instance of buying; something bought

Answer 3

purchase

Question 4

follow in; go in search of or hunt for

Answer 4

pursue

Question 5

relating to quality; having the character of quality

Answer 5

qualitative

Question 6

passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books

Answer 6

quotation

Question 7

drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic

Answer 7

radical

Question 8

without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern

Answer 8

random

Question 9

limits within which something can be effective; variety of different things or activities

Answer 9

range

Question 10

relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion

Answer 10

ratio

Question 11

consistent with; based on; using reason

Answer 11

rational

Question 12

purify; make more precise; improve

Answer 12

refine

Question 13

form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern

Answer 13

regime

Question 14

province; district; tract; neighborhood; the upper air; sky or heavens; inhabitants of a district

Answer 14

region

Question 15

easygoing; made less tense or rigid; relieved

Answer 15

relaxed

Question 16

give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available

Answer 16

release

Question 17

pertinent; having connection with matter at hand

Answer 17

relevant

Question 18

dependence; certainty based on past experience

Answer 18

reliance

Question 19

not wanting to take some action; averse

Answer 19

reluctant

Question 20

inquire into; attempt to find out in scientific manner

Answer 20

research

Question 21

one who resides in a place permanently or for an extended period; dweller

Answer 21

resident

Question 22

determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision

Answer 22

resolution

Question 23

give or bring back; return to its original condition

Answer 23

restore

Question 24

money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward

Answer 24

revenue

Question 25

overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction

Answer 25

reverse

Question 26

modification; correction; act of altering

Answer 26

revision

Question 27

act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization

Answer 27

revolution

Question 28

stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible

Answer 28

rigid

Question 29

normal activity of a person in particular social setting; part played by a performer

Answer 29

role

Question 30

way for travel or transportation

Answer 30

route

Question 31

screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events

Answer 31

scenario

Question 32

plan for an activity or event; arrange

Answer 32

schedule

Question 33

elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object

Answer 33

scheme

Question 34

range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound

Answer 34

scope

Question 35

one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

Answer 35

section

Question 36

particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy

Answer 36

sector

Question 37

freedom from risk or danger; safety

Answer 37

security

Question 38

taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence

Answer 38

select

Question 39

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

Answer 39

sequence

Question 40

a number of things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence

Answer 40

series

Question 41

moving from one setting or context to another; moving very slightly

Answer 41

shift

Question 42

fairly large; important in effect or meaning

Answer 42

significant

Question 43

nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness

Answer 43

similar

Question 44

physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location

Answer 44

site

Question 45

alone; only; without another

Answer 45

solely

Question 46

to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly

Answer 46

somewhat

Question 47

point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates

Answer 47

source

Question 48

stated explicitly or in detail; definite

Answer 48

specific

Question 49

given; thoroughly explained; adequately commented

Answer 49

specified

Question 50

ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity

Answer 50

sphere

Question 51

balance; constancy

Answer 51

stability

Question 52

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data

Answer 52

statistics

Question 53

position relative to others; standing

Answer 53

status

Question 54

proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank.

Answer 54

straightforward

Question 55

put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain

Answer 55

stress

Question 56

complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge

Answer 56

structure

Question 57

occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive

Answer 57

subordinate

Question 58

following in time or order; succeeding; later

Answer 58

subsequent

Question 59

subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement

Answer 59

subsidiary

Question 60

consecutive

Answer 60

successive

Question 61

adequate; enough; being as much as is needed

Answer 61

sufficient

Question 62

mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; principal points or thoughts when viewed together; amount

Answer 62

sum

Question 63

brief statement that presents the main points

Answer 63

summary

Question 64

added to complete or make up a deficiency

Answer 64

supplementary

Question 65

poll; detailed critical inspection

Answer 65

survey

Question 66

continue to live; endure or last

Answer 66

survive

Question 67

reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained

Answer 67

target

Question 68

labor or study imposed by another; undertake; labor

Answer 68

task

Question 69

a number of persons associated together in any work; a flock of wild ducks

Answer 69

team

Question 70

having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique

Answer 70

technical

Question 71

application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives

Answer 71

technology

Question 72

not permanent; not lasting

Answer 72

temporary

Question 73

action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility

Answer 73

tension

Question 74

end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion

Answer 74

termination

Question 75

written words; book prepared for use in schools or colleges

Answer 75

text

Question 76

subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay

Answer 76

theme

Question 77

doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science

Answer 77

theory

Question 78

thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that

Answer 78

thereby

Question 79

paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

Answer 79

thesis

Question 80

subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation

Answer 80

topic

Question 81

follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface

Answer 81

trace

Question 82

shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another

Answer 82

transfer

Question 83

change in form , appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like

Answer 83

transformation

Question 84

going from one state of action to another

Answer 84

transition

Question 85

act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal

Answer 85

transmission

Question 86

carry from one place to another; carry away; deport

Answer 86

transport

Question 87

popular taste; general direction in which something tends to move

Answer 87

trend

Question 88

cause something happen; set off

Answer 88

trigger

Question 89

as final consequence; at last; in the end

Answer 89

ultimately

Question 90

experience; suffer; pass through

Answer 90

undergo

Question 91

lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior

Answer 91

underlying

Question 92

consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group

Answer 92

uniform

Question 93

without an equal; being the only one of its kind

Answer 93

unique

Question 94

something useful; public service

Answer 94

utility

Question 95

quality of having legal force or effectiveness

Answer 95

validity

Question 96

automobile; means of conveying; medium

Answer 96

vehicle

Question 97

written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint

Answer 97

version

Question 98

by the way of

Answer 98

via

Question 99

almost completely; practically; essentially

Answer 99

virtually

Question 100

being often in public eye; obvious to the eye

Answer 100

visible

Question 101

ability to see; sight; vivid mental image

Answer 101

vision

Question 102

seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical

Answer 102

visual

Question 103

capacity; amount of space occupied by an object

Answer 103

volume

Question 104

done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced

Answer 104

voluntary

Question 105

benefit; something that aids health or happiness

Answer 105

welfare

Question 106

considering that; it being the case that; since

Answer 106

whereas

Question 107

by which; by what; how

Answer 107

whereby

Question 108

spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely

Answer 108

widespread