IELTS COMMON WORDS

Question 1

​involving the transport of goods or passengers over long distances

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Long-haul (adj)

Question 2

​very exciting and great fun

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Exhilarating (adj)

Question 3

​a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit

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Itinerary (n)

Question 4

to make yourself responsible for something and start doing it

to agree or promise that you will do something

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Undertake (v)

Question 5

to be made or formed from several parts, things or people

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Be composed of (v)

Question 6

do something long and hard

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Underlying (v)

Question 7

To prolong the duration of something

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stretch out (v)

Question 8

the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about something, or things in general

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apathy (n)

Question 9

a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards somebody/something

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Indifference (n)

Question 10

showing in your behaviour that you are anxious and nervous

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Agitated (adj)

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​in a way that is very interesting because it is unusual or does not have an obvious answer

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Intriguingly (adv)

Question 12

to make something less severe

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Alleviate (v)

Question 13

a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about

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Distraction (n)

Question 14

to form an opinion about something without knowing all the details or facts

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Speculate (v)

Question 15

to search through a large amount of information or a large number of people, places, etc. looking for a particular thing or person

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Trawl (v)

Question 16

from the beginning, without using anything that already exists

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From scratch

Question 17

not clear in shape or sound

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Fuzzy (adj)

Question 18

famous and respected

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Renowned (adj)

Question 19

new and interesting in a way that is different from anything that has existed before; able to produce new and interesting ideas

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Original (adj)

Question 20

to say very strongly that you think something is bad, usually for moral reasons

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Condemn for

Question 21

having a pleasant smell

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Fragrant (adj)

Question 22

​a substance such as salt, pepper or a sauce that is added to food to give it extra taste

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condiment (n)

Question 23

available for someone to use

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at someone’s

disposal (phr)

Question 24

​from or in another country, especially a tropical one; seeming exciting and unusual because it seems to be connected with foreign countries

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exotic (adj)

Question 25

person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods

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merchant (n)

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the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is controlled in this way

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monopoly (n)

Question 27

much too high

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exorbitant (adj)

Question 28

the preparation and use of land for growing plants or crops the deliberate development of a particular relationship, quality or skill

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cultivation (n)

Question 29

to give your support to another group or country

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ally yourself to/with sb

Question 30

to make something happen suddenly

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trigger sth off (v)

Question 31

to start to exist; to appear or become known to survive a difficult situation or experience

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emerge (v)

Question 32

making new discoveries; using new methods

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groundbreaking (adj)

Question 33

​a substance that has no physical effects, given to patients who do not need medicine but think that they do, or used when testing new drugs

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placebo (n)

Question 34

kind in your attitude to other people, especially when you are judging them

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charitable (adj)

Question 35

to increase something; to make something stronger (2 words)

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fuel (v), stoke (v)

Question 36

the natural qualities of a person’s character, temperament

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disposition (n)

Question 37

the small but important details or aspects of something

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subtlety (n)

Question 38

familiar with somebody/something so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way

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attuned (to) (adj)

Question 39

to show something clearly, especially a feeling, an attitude or a quality, demonstrate

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manifest (v)

Question 40

needing a lot of study or thought very great; felt or experienced very strongly very serious; complete

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profound (adj)

Question 41

to make a feeling or situation exist

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engender (v)

Question 42

good at doing something that is quite difficult

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adept (at) (adj)

Question 43

​a display of great wealth

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opulence (n)

Question 44

to slowly put a drug or other substance into a person’s vein

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infuse (v)

Question 45

to include something so that it forms a part of something to create a legally recognized company

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incorporate (v)

Question 46

clothing, when it is being sold in shops

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apparel (n)

Question 47

to give new energy or strength to something/somebody; revive

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reinvigorate (v)

Question 48

to do something to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of something

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counteract (v)

Question 49

most important

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be central to

Question 50

to deal successfully with a difficulty to be placed on top of something

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surmount (n)

Question 51

a group of people, animals or things close together

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cluster (n)

Question 52

important or well known

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prominent (adj)

Question 53

to be useful

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come in handy