IELTS VOCABULARY.docx

IELTS VOCABULARY 1) 學(xué)科Geography Astronomy Agriculture Geology Pychology Atrology BiologyArchitecture Anthropology Forestry Genetics Mathematics MicrobiologyPhilosophy Planetology Statistics Zoology 2）Apogee:climaxNovel: fiction; literature；short storyWhodunnit; thriller; Biography: autobiography; memeories; diary journalInnovative( new ideas or ways of doing sth): new original Revolutionary/ innovation/ fresh/ novel /novelty / pioneering /be in its infancyRenovate: 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 generousVoluntary:1) unpaid (not earn anything for work that you do2) 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: curseAttribute(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 someones character)2)characteristic / quality /property /feature /good ,bad point /theres sth about sth (one part of the character of something)Decimate: kill /caude death/ kill off/ destroy / be a killer /wipe out/ Megalomania: arrogantPotencial: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 youre told /go against sbs 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 someones 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 sbs 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) horrifyingbad, in a way that is frightening or upsettingAbhorrent ：repugnantsomething that is abhorrent is completely unacceptable because it seems morally wrongHomage :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 /Ill 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 /subpoenaSuburb : downtown/rural / outskirtsCurvy: sexy / curvaceousVicious: 1) unkind /behind sbs 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 忠誠(chéng)的Religious : faithful 虔誠(chéng)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 /idleImpassive1) 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 模棱兩可的Countfeit: forgery /fake /pirate (a copy of something that is intended to deceive people)Antipathy :abhorrent /exceptionable /malevolentApathy : 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 sbs eye / observe / become aware ,conscious ( to notice someone or something)Prejudge :prejudice ,stereotypeImpartial : objective /unbiast /disinterested 客觀公正否定詞：hardly /barely /rarely /scarely / seldomly 幾乎不/ little（C）few(U)Registration： enrolment 登記 掛號(hào) 注冊(cè)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 / retk/ 理論的Weather : (v) 平安度過(guò)（困境）、 經(jīng)受住、使風(fēng)化電腦：computer / PC/ desktop /machine /tool /magic box /electronic brain / assistant相貌出眾的：pretty/ bright 相貌平平的： plain 相貌不好的： special、interesting / homelyManipulate : 1) / mnpj.let / 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 (not what usually happens)Institute : institution /organization /facultyCompose : 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(構(gòu)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 arthurs 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波動(dòng)：Fluctuate，go ups and downs，display a fluctuation，demonstrate a fluctuation35事實(shí)上：Practically，in practice，essentially，in essence，in reality，in effect，infact，as a matter of fact，it is a fact that36換言之：Namely，that is to say，in other words，to put it like this，to put itdifferently，to put it from another way，to put it from another angle1解決: Solve, deal with, cope with, handle, resolve, address, tackle2損害：Damage, hurt, injure, harm, impair, undermine, jeopardize3給與：Give, offer, render, impart, provide, supply, afford4培養(yǎng)：Develop, cultivate, foster5優(yōu)勢(shì)：Advantage, merit, virtue, benefit, upside, strength6缺陷：Disadvantage, demerit, drawback, downside, weakness7使迷惑：Puzzle, bewilder, perplex, baffle8重要的：Key, crucial, critical, important, significant, vital, substantial, indispensable,imperative9認(rèn)為：Think, believe, insist, maintain, assert, conclude, deem, hold, argue, be convinced,befirmly convinced, be fully convinced10保護(hù)：Protect, conserve, preserve11確保：Assure, ensure, guarantee, pledge12有害的：Bad, baneful evil, harmful, detrimental13要求: request, demand, needs, requisition14消除: eliminate, clear, remove, clear up, take away, smooth away 15導(dǎo)致：Lead to, bring about, result in, cause, spark off, conduce to, procure, induce, generate16因此：So, therefore, thus, hence, consequently, as a consequence, accordingly, as a result,because of this, as a result of this17增長(zhǎng)至：Grow to, rise to，increase to，go up to，climb to，ascend to，jump to，shoot to18降低至：Dip to，fall to，decline to，decrease to，drop to，go down to，reduce to，slumpto，descend to，sink to，slide to19保持穩(wěn)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 out20.急劇的Dramatically，drastically，sharply，hugely，enormously，steeply，substantially，considerably，significantly，markedly，surprisingly，strikingly，radically，remarkably，vastly，noticeably21平穩(wěn)地：Steadily，smoothly，slightly，slowly，marginally，gradually，moderately，mildly22宣稱：Allege, assert, declare, claim23發(fā)生：Happen, occur, take place24原因：Reason, factor, cause25發(fā)展：Development, advance, progress26有益的：Useful, helpful, beneficial, profitable, rewarding，advantageous27影響：Influence, impact, effect28明顯的：Clear, obvious, evident, self-evident, manifest, apparent, account for, constitute, consist of, make up, occupy, hold, compose30與相比：Compared with，compared to，in comparison with，in comparison to，by comparisonwith， by comparison to3