I’ve been an IELTS coach for 14 years and I’ve seen how the right vocab can either help or hinder your score! A lot of students have difficulty expressing themselves when they speak or write, negatively impacting their fluency and accuracy. So, I’ve compiled this IELTS Vocabulary List—an intentionally curated tool for studying, practicing, and confidently incorporating key words in the test. This list will help you boost your language skills, whether you’re preparing for IELTS Academic or General Training, and it will give you the advantage you need to never get a 5 and instead become a high band scorer!
Here’s an extended list of 300 words, including a mix of complex and slightly more common words with their meaning. And some Magical list in the end:
1. Aberration – A departure from what is normal or expected.
2. Abundant – Plentiful or in great quantity.
3. Acrimonious – Bitter and sharp in language or tone.
4. Adversary – An opponent or enemy.
5. Alacrity – Eager willingness and enthusiasm.
6. Amalgamate – To combine or merge into a single entity.
7. Ambiguous – Having multiple possible meanings.
8. Anomalous – Deviating from the usual or expected.
9. Apathy – Lack of interest or enthusiasm.
10. Apocryphal – Of doubtful authenticity or accuracy.
11. Asperity – Harshness or severity, especially in tone or manner.
12. Assuage – To make something less severe or intense.
13. Auspicious – Favorable or promising of success.
14. Bellicose – Inclined to start quarrels or conflicts.
15. Benign – Kind or gentle in disposition or influence.
16. Capitulate – To surrender or give in under specified conditions.
17. Clandestine – Done secretly or concealed from view.
18. Coalesce – To come together to form a whole.
19. Colloquial – Informal and conversational in style or language.
20. Conundrum – A confusing and difficult problem or question.
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21. Corroborate – To confirm or support with evidence.
22. Cryptic – Mysterious or puzzling in meaning.
23. Debilitate – To weaken or make feeble.
24. Denigrate – To criticize or belittle unfairly.
25. Diaphanous – Light, delicate, and translucent.
26. Disparate – Distinct and fundamentally different.
27. Egregious – Outstandingly bad or shocking.
28. Elucidate – To clarify or explain in detail.
29. Emulate – To imitate or strive to equal.
30. Enigmatic – Mysterious and difficult to understand.
31. Equanimity – Mental calmness and composure, especially in difficult situations.
32. Esoteric – Intended for or understood by only a select few.
33. Evanescent – Fading or disappearing like vapor.
34. Exacerbate – To make a situation worse or more severe.
35. Facetious – Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor.
36. Garrulous – Excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters.
37. Gregarious – Fond of the company; sociable.
38. Harbinger – A sign or indicator of what is to come.
39. Iconoclast – A person who challenges established beliefs or traditions.
40. Ineffable – Too great or sacred to be expressed in words.
41. Intransigent – Unwilling to compromise or change one’s views.
42. Juxtapose – To place two or more things together for contrasting effect.
43. Languid – Lacking energy or interest; slow and relaxed.
44. Loquacious – Very talkative; chatty.
45. Mellifluous – Pleasant-sounding and melodious.
46. Munificent – Extremely generous, especially with money.
47. Nebulous – Hazy, vague, or indistinct.
48. Nefarious – Wicked, villainous, or criminal in nature.
49. Obfuscate – To deliberately make something unclear or confusing.
50. Ostracize – To exclude or banish someone from a group or society.
51. Palimpsest – A manuscript or piece of writing with layers of erased or overwritten text.
52. Panacea – A solution or remedy for all problems or difficulties.
53. Paragon – A model of excellence or perfection.
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54. Perfidious – Deceitful and untrustworthy.
55. Perfunctory – Done with minimal effort or interest.
56. Plausible – Seeming reasonable or credible.
57. Precarious – Uncertain or unstable; dangerously balanced.
58. Proclivity – A natural inclination or tendency.
59. Quixotic – Extremely idealistic and unrealistic.
60. Redolent – Fragrant or strongly reminiscent of something.
61. Reticent – Reserved or inclined to keep one’s thoughts and feelings to oneself.
62. Sanguine – Optimistic, especially in difficult situations.
63. Serendipity – The occurrence of fortunate events by chance.
64. Sycophant – A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important to
gain an advantage.
65. Tenuous – Weak or slender; flimsy.
66. Ubiquitous – Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
67. Unprecedented – Never done or known before.
68. Vacillate – To hesitate or waver in making a decision.
69. Vicarious – Experienced through the feelings or actions of another.
70. Vitriolic – Filled with bitter criticism or malice.
71. Wistful – Longing or yearning for something in the past.
72. Xenophile – Someone who is attracted to foreign cultures or people.
73. Zeitgeist – The defining spirit or mood of a particular period in history.
74. Abandon – To leave behind or give up.
75. Absorb – To take in or soak up.
76. Accommodate – To provide lodging or room for.
77. Accumulate – To gather or collect over time.
78. Accuracy – The degree of precision or correctness.
79. Acknowledge – To recognize or admit the existence of.
80. Adequate – Sufficient or satisfactory in quality or quantity.
81. Advocate – To support or recommend.
82. Approach – A way or method of doing something.
83. Assessment – Evaluation or appraisal.
84. Attribute – A characteristic or quality.
85. Authentic – Genuine or real.
86. Beneficial – Helpful or advantageous.
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87. Bias – Prejudice or a tendency to favor one thing over another.
88. Calculate – To determine through mathematical means.
89. Capacity – The maximum amount something can hold or produce.
90. Cautious – Careful and aware of potential risks.
91. Cease – To stop or come to an end.
92. Challenge – A difficult task or problem.
93. Characteristic – A distinguishing feature.
94. Circumstance – A condition or situation.
95. Clarify – To make clear or easier to understand.
96. Coherent – Logical and consistent.
97. Commission – A formal request or duty.
98. Compensate – To make up for or balance out.
99. Comprehend – To understand fully.
00. Conclude – To reach a decision or opinion.
01. Consequence – A result or outcome.
02. Consist – To be composed or made up of.
03. Contrast – To compare differences.
04. Contribute – To give or supply.
05. Convince – To persuade or make someone believe.
06. Correlate – To have a mutual relationship or connection.
07. Criteria – Standards or guidelines for evaluation.
08. Deduce – To derive a conclusion from available information.
09. Deficit – A shortage or lack of something.
10. Define – To explain or state the meaning of.
11. Demonstrate – To show or prove.
12. Depict – To represent or portray.
13. Derive – To obtain from a source.
14. Designate – To assign a specific name or title.
15. Distinguish – To recognize as different or distinct.
16. Diversity – Variety or differences.
17. Duration – The length of time something lasts.
18. Economy – The system of production and consumption of goods.
19. Element – A fundamental part or component.
20. Engage – To involve or participate in.
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21. Enhance – To improve or make better.
22. Enormous – Extremely large or huge.
23. Environment – The surroundings or conditions in which something exists.
24. Equilibrium – A state of balance or stability.
25. Evaluate – To assess or judge the quality or significance of.
26. Evolve – To develop or change over time.
27. Exclude – To leave out or not include.
28. Expand – To become larger or more extensive.
29. Experiment – A scientific test or trial.
30. Expose – To make visible or reveal.
31. Extract – To remove or obtain by force.
32. Facilitate – To make easier or less difficult.
33. Factor – A contributing element or cause.
34. Federal – Relating to a central government.
35. Feature – A distinctive attribute or characteristic.
36. Finance – The management of money and assets.
37. Function – The purpose or role of something.
38. Generate – To produce or create.
39. Global – Relating to the entire world.
40. Hypothesis – A proposed explanation based on limited evidence.
41. Identify – To recognize or name.
42. Illustrate – To provide visual examples or explanations.
43. Impact – The effect or influence of something.
44. Implement – To put into action or use.
45. Imply – To suggest or indicate indirectly.
46. Incentive – A motivator or inducement.
47. Include – To contain or have as part of a whole.
48. Income – Money earned or received.
49. Index – A numerical measure of a group of data.
50. Indicate – To show or point out.
51. Individual – A single person or thing.
52. Inevitable – Unavoidable or certain to happen.
53. Infer – To deduce or conclude from evidence.
54. Initial – At the beginning or first stage.
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55. Inquire – To ask about or seek information.
56. Institute – An organization or establishment.
57. Integrate – To combine or unify.
58. Interpret – To explain or understand the meaning of.
59. Involvement – Participation or engagement.
60. Isolate – To set apart or separate.
61. Justify – To provide reasons or explanations for.
62. Maintain – To keep in a particular condition.
63. Majority – The greater part or number.
64. Manipulate – To control or influence for one’s advantage.
65. Methodology – A system of methods and principles.
66. Modify – To make changes or alterations to.
67. Monitor – To observe or keep track of.
68. Motivate – To provide a reason or incentive.
69. Necessary – Required or essential.
70. Objective – A goal or purpose.
71. Obtain – To acquire or get possession of.
72. Occupation – A person’s job or profession.
73. Occur – To happen or take place.
74. Overall – Considering the whole.
75. Participate – To take part in or be involved.
76. Perceive – To become aware of through the senses.
77. Period – A specific length of time.
78. Persuade – To convince or influence someone’s beliefs or actions.
79. Policy – A set of rules or principles.
80. Potential – The possibility or capability for development.
81. Predominant – Having the greatest importance or influence.
82. Principle – A fundamental truth or guideline.
83. Prioritize – To rank in order of importance.
84. Probability – The likelihood of something happening.
85. Proceed – To continue or move forward.
86. Process – A series of actions or steps.
87. Produce – To make or create.
88. Profound – Deep or significant.
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89. Project – A planned undertaking or task.
90. Promote – To encourage or support.
91. Proportion – A relative amount or size.
92. Provide – To supply or furnish.
93. Purpose – The reason for which something is done.
94. Range – The extent or variety of something.
95. Rationale – The underlying reason or justification.
96. React – To respond to a stimulus or situation.
97. Realize – To become aware of or understand.
98. Relevance – The quality of being pertinent or applicable.
99. Reliability – The degree of trustworthiness.
00. Represent – To symbolize or stand for.
01. Require – To need or demand.
02. Research – Systematic investigation or study.
03. Reside – To live in a particular place.
04. Resource – A supply or asset that can be used.
05. Respond – To reply or react to something.
06. Restrict – To limit or confine.
07. Revenue – Income or funds generated.
08. Satisfy – To fulfill or meet a need or desire.
09. Scenario – A possible sequence of events.
10. Significant – Important or meaningful.
11. Similar – Alike in some way but not identical.
12. Source – A place or thing from which something comes.
13. Specific – Precise or particular.
14. Structure – The arrangement or organization of parts.
15. Subsequent – Occurring or coming after something else.
16. Summarize – To condense or express concisely.
17. Survey – A systematic study or examination.
18. Theory – A systematic explanation of phenomena.
19. Trace – To find or discover the origin or development of.
20. Traditional – Relating to long-established customs or beliefs.
21. Transfer – To move from one place to another.
22. Trend – A general direction in which something is changing.
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23. Underlie – To be the basis or foundation of.
24. Unique – One of a kind or distinctive.
25. Utilize – To make practical or effective use of.
26. Variable – Something that can change or vary.
27. Verify – To confirm the accuracy of something.
28. Volume – The quantity or amount of something.
29. Widespread – Prevalent or widely accepted.
30. Abandon – To leave behind or give up.
31. Absorb – To take in or soak up.
32. Accommodate – To provide lodging or room for.
33. Accumulate – To gather or collect over time.
34. Accuracy – The degree of precision or correctness.
35. Acknowledge – To recognize or admit the existence of.
36. Adequate – Sufficient or satisfactory in quality or quantity.
37. Advocate – To support or recommend.
38. Approach – A way or method of doing something.
39. Assessment – Evaluation or appraisal.
40. Attribute – A characteristic or quality.
41. Authentic – Genuine or real.
42. Beneficial – Helpful or advantageous.
43. Bias – Prejudice or a tendency to favor one thing over another.
44. Calculate – To determine through mathematical means.
45. Capacity – The maximum amount something can hold or produce.
46. Cautious – Careful and aware of potential risks.
47. Cease – To stop or come to an end.
48. Challenge – A difficult task or problem.
49. Characteristic – A distinguishing feature.
50. Circumstance – A condition or situation.
51. Clarify – To make clear or easier to understand.
52. Coherent – Logical and consistent.
53. Commission – A formal request or duty.
54. Compensate – To make up for or balance out.
55. Comprehend – To understand fully.
56. Conclude – To reach a decision or opinion.
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57. Consequence – A result or outcome.
58. Consist – To be composed or made up of.
59. Contrast – To compare differences.
60. Contribute – To give or supply.
61. Convince – To persuade or make someone believe.
62. Correlate – To have a mutual relationship or connection.
63. Criteria – Standards or guidelines for evaluation.
64. Deduce – To derive a conclusion from available information.
65. Deficit – A shortage or lack of something.
66. Define – To explain or state the meaning of.
67. Demonstrate – To show or prove.
68. Depict – To represent or portray.
69. Derive – To obtain from a source.
70. Designate – To assign a specific name or title.
71. Distinguish – To recognize as different or distinct.
72. Diversity – Variety or differences.
73. Duration – The length of time something lasts.
74. Economy – The system of production and consumption of goods.
75. Element – A fundamental part or component.
76. Engage – To involve or participate in.
77. Enhance – To improve or make better.
78. Enormous – Extremely large or huge.
79. Environment – The surroundings or conditions in which something exists.
80. Equilibrium – A state of balance or stability.
81. Evaluate – To assess or judge the quality or significance of.
82. Evolve – To develop or change over time.
83. Exclude – To leave out or not include.
84. Expand – To become larger or more extensive.
85. Experiment – A scientific test or trial.
86. Expose – To make visible or reveal.
87. Extract – To remove or obtain by force.
88. Facilitate – To make easier or less difficult.
89. Factor – A contributing element or cause.
90. Federal – Relating to a central government.
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91. Feature – A distinctive attribute or characteristic.
92. Finance – The management of money and assets.
93. Function – The purpose or role of something.
94. Generate – To produce or create.
95. Global – Relating to the entire world.
96. Hypothesis – A proposed explanation based on limited evidence.
97. Identify – To recognize or name.
98. Illustrate – To provide visual examples or explanations.
99. Impact – The effect or influence of something.
100. Implement – To put into action or use.
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Final Words:
Building IELTS vocabulary isn’t so much about memorizing lists of words; it’s about learning the words and how to use them in context. Practice these above-mentioned words every day, include them in your speaking and writing; pursue them frequently. By following the tips outlined in this guide and dedicating time to your preparation, there is no doubt that your results in the IELTS will improve significantly. So stay committed, continue learning, and just know that I’m with you every step of the way.
