Dictionaries Vocabulary for IELTS
1. Dictionary
English Meaning: A book or digital resource that explains the meanings of words.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ
IELTS Sentence:
I often use a dictionary to improve my vocabulary and pronunciation.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
2. Vocabulary
English Meaning: All the words a person knows or uses.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ
IELTS Sentence:
A strong vocabulary is essential for achieving a high IELTS band score.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻā§āĻ IELTS āϏā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
3. Definition
English Meaning: The explanation of a wordâs meaning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž / āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ
IELTS Sentence:
Before using a new word, I always check its definition carefully.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽā§ āĻāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
4. Pronunciation
English Meaning: The way a word is spoken.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ
IELTS Sentence:
Good pronunciation helps people communicate more effectively.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
5. Synonym
English Meaning: A word with a similar meaning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Learning synonyms can improve writing quality in IELTS essays.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻļā§āĻāĻž IELTS āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
6. Antonym
English Meaning: A word with the opposite meaning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Understanding antonyms helps learners expand their language skills.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāϰā§āϤāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
7. Example
English Meaning: A sentence or situation showing how something is used.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
IELTS Sentence:
The dictionary provides useful examples for each word.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
8. Meaning
English Meaning: The idea or message expressed by a word.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ
IELTS Sentence:
Sometimes a word has more than one meaning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
9. Phrase
English Meaning: A small group of words with a particular meaning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļ
IELTS Sentence:
Learning common phrases can boost speaking fluency.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻļā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻĨā§āĻĒāĻāĻĨāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžā§āĨ¤
10. Idiom
English Meaning: A phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻžāϰāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Using idioms naturally can improve your speaking score.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
11. Translate
English Meaning: To change words from one language into another.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϰāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Many students translate difficult words into their native language.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϤā§āĻāĻžāώāĻžā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
12. Grammar
English Meaning: The rules of a language.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰāĻŖ
IELTS Sentence:
Grammar mistakes can reduce your IELTS writing score.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰāĻŖāĻāϤ āĻā§āϞ IELTS āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
13. Spelling
English Meaning: The correct arrangement of letters in a word.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ
IELTS Sentence:
Accurate spelling is important in the IELTS exam.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: IELTS āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
14. Bilingual Dictionary
English Meaning: A dictionary that gives meanings in two languages.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāώāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ
IELTS Sentence:
Beginners often prefer bilingual dictionaries for easy understanding.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāϤā§āύ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāώāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
15. Monolingual Dictionary
English Meaning: A dictionary written in only one language.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻāĻāĻžāώāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ
IELTS Sentence:
Advanced learners should use monolingual dictionaries to think in English.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāώāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Band 7â9 IELTS Collocations
- broaden vocabulary = āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
- look up a word = āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
- improve pronunciation = āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
- enrich language skills = āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
- learn by heart = āĻŽā§āĻāϏā§āĻĨ āĻāϰāĻž
- expand lexical resources = āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
- develop communication skills = āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻā§ā§ āϤā§āϞāĻž
Useful IELTS Idioms
1. Learn the ropes
Meaning: Learn how to do something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻļā§āĻāĻž
Sentence:
It took me a few weeks to learn the ropes of academic writing.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āϞā§āĻāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻā§ā§āĻ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻš āϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
2. A word of mouth
Meaning: Information spread by people speaking
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ
Sentence:
The app became popular through word of mouth.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋā§ āĻšā§ā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĨ¤
3. Read between the lines
Meaning: Understand hidden meaning
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āύāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž
Sentence:
Good readers can read between the lines easily.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻā§āĻ āĻ
āύā§āϤāϰā§āύāĻŋāĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Advanced IELTS Words (Band 8â9)
| Word | English Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|---|
| Lexicon | Vocabulary of a language | āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ |
| Terminology | Specialized words used in a field | āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻžāώāĻž |
| Articulate | Able to speak clearly | āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ |
| Linguistic | Related to language | āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āĻ |
| Comprehend | To understand fully | āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž |
| Interpret | Explain the meaning | āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰāĻž |
Speaking Tip for IELTS
Instead of saying:
âI use a dictionary.â
Say:
âI frequently rely on both bilingual and monolingual dictionaries to broaden my vocabulary and improve my pronunciation.â
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāώāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāώāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤
16. Entry
English Meaning: A word or phrase listed in a dictionary.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋ
IELTS Sentence:
Each dictionary entry contains pronunciation and usage examples.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāύā§āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
17. Guide Word
English Meaning: Words at the top of dictionary pages showing the first and last words.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Guide words help readers locate terms quickly.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
18. Alphabetical Order
English Meaning: Arrangement according to the alphabet.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻžāύā§āĻā§āϰāĻŽ
IELTS Sentence:
Words in dictionaries are arranged in alphabetical order.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āϞ⧠āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻžāύā§āĻā§āϰāĻŽā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
19. Abbreviation
English Meaning: A shortened form of a word.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒ
IELTS Sentence:
Modern dictionaries include common abbreviations and acronyms.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧠āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϰā§āύāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
20. Acronym
English Meaning: A word formed from the first letters of other words.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻā§āώāϰāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Students often use acronyms in text messages and emails.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŽā§āϏā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻŽā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϰā§āύāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
21. Usage
English Meaning: The way a word is used in a language.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
IELTS Sentence:
The dictionary explains the correct usage of difficult words.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
22. Formal
English Meaning: Suitable for serious or official situations.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Formal vocabulary is necessary in IELTS writing tasks.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: IELTS āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϏā§āĻā§ āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§ā§āĻāύāĨ¤
23. Informal
English Meaning: Casual and relaxed language.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Informal expressions should be avoided in academic essays.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāύā§āϧ⧠āĻ
āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāϞāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
24. Slang
English Meaning: Very informal words used in casual speech.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāϞāĻŋāϤ/āĻāĻā§āĻāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āύāĻžāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Using too much slang may reduce clarity in communication.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āϏā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
25. Context
English Meaning: The situation that helps explain a wordâs meaning.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāĻĒāĻ
IELTS Sentence:
Context helps learners understand unfamiliar vocabulary.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
26. Etymology
English Meaning: The origin and history of a word.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ
IELTS Sentence:
Some learners enjoy studying the etymology of English words.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
27. Lexicographer
English Meaning: A person who writes dictionaries.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖā§āϤāĻž
IELTS Sentence:
Lexicographers continuously update dictionaries with modern terms.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āύāϤā§āύ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
28. Thesaurus
English Meaning: A book that lists synonyms and related words.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āϏāĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ
IELTS Sentence:
A thesaurus is useful for avoiding repetition in essays.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϰāĻāύāĻžā§ āĻāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻžāϤ⧠āĻĨāĻŋāϏāϰāĻžāϏ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
29. Collocation
English Meaning: Words that naturally go together.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
IELTS Sentence:
Learning collocations can make your English sound natural.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻā§āĻļāύ āĻļā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āύāĻžā§āĨ¤
30. Register
English Meaning: The level of formality in language.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻžāώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āώā§āĻ āĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϤāϰ
IELTS Sentence:
Students should use an academic register in IELTS essays.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: IELTS āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāύā§āϧ⧠āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻļā§āϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Band 8â9 Advanced Vocabulary
| Word | English Meaning | āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ |
|---|---|---|
| Concise | Short but clear | āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ |
| Precise | Exact and accurate | āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻā§āϞ |
| Fluent | Able to speak smoothly | āϏāĻžāĻŦāϞā§āϞ |
| Coherent | Logical and connected | āϏā§āϏāĻāĻāϤ |
| Ambiguous | Unclear or confusing | āĻ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻ |
| Elaborate | Detailed and developed | āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ |
Useful IELTS Collocations
- academic vocabulary = āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ
- accurate definition = āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž
- effective communication = āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ
- language proficiency = āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž
- fluent speaker = āϏāĻžāĻŦāϞā§āϞ āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻž
- broaden linguistic knowledge = āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
- consult a dictionary = āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
- enrich vocabulary bank = āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
High-Level IELTS Sentences
1.
Using a dictionary regularly can significantly enhance language proficiency.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āύāĻŋā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
2.
A rich vocabulary enables students to express ideas more precisely and coherently.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻā§āϞ āĻ āϏā§āϏāĻāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
3.
Many IELTS candidates rely on digital dictionaries for quick access to meanings and pronunciations.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύā§āĻ IELTS āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĨ āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Useful Idioms for IELTS
1. Expand your horizons
Meaning: Increase knowledge and experience
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
Reading dictionaries and books can expand your horizons.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ āĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžā§āĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
2. Get the hang of
Meaning: Learn how to do something
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
Sentence:
It took me some time to get the hang of academic vocabulary.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻāĻāĻžāĻĄā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§ āϞā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3. At your fingertips
Meaning: Easily available
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§
Sentence:
Online dictionaries provide information at your fingertips.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻž: āĻ
āύāϞāĻžāĻāύ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻšāĻžāϤā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāύ⧠āĻĻā§ā§āĨ¤
