IELTS 400 Words part 3

Question 1

early; preliminary; occurring at the beginning

Answer 1

initial

Question 2

any physical damage to body caused by violence or accident or fracture

Answer 2

injury

Question 3

introduction of something new

Answer 3

innovation

Question 4

input; enter; put or set into, between, or among

Answer 4

insert

Question 5

formal or official examination

Answer 5

inspection

Question 6

example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence

Answer 6

instance

Question 7

advance or set forth in court; association organized to promote art or science or education

Answer 7

institute

Question 8

essential or necessary for completeness; entire

Answer 8

integral

Question 9

quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness

Answer 9

integrity

Question 10

ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; power of cognition

Answer 10

intelligence

Question 11

communication; a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

Answer 11

interaction

Question 12

middle; lying between two extremes

Answer 12

intermediate

Question 13

inside; interior; located within the limits or surface

Answer 13

internal

Question 14

explanation; performer’s distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music

Answer 14

interpretation

Question 15

pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units

Answer 15

interval

Question 16

interference; interfering in some course of events

Answer 16

intervention

Question 17

relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in

Answer 17

intrinsic

Question 18

detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry

Answer 18

investigation

Question 19

remote; secluded; placed or standing apart or alone

Answer 19

isolated

Question 20

magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

Answer 20

journal

Question 21

good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified

Answer 21

justification

Question 22

paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition

Answer 22

label

Question 23

effort expended on particular task; act of mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth

Answer 23

labour

Question 24

tier; a relatively thin sheet like expanse or region lying over or under another

Answer 24

layer

Question 25

teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public

Answer 25

lecture

Question 26

created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works

Answer 26

legal

Question 27

lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws ; law enacted by a legislative body

Answer 27

legislation

Question 28

impose fine or tax; collect payment

Answer 28

levy

Question 29

open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress

Answer 29

liberal

Question 30

similarly; as well; too

Answer 30

likewise

Question 31

be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

Answer 31

link

Question 32

scene; site; place where something is or could be located

Answer 32

location

Question 33

reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning

Answer 33

logic

Question 34

preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another

Answer 34

maintenance

Question 35

greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important

Answer 35

major

Question 36

guide book; hand-operated

Answer 36

manual

Question 37

of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin

Answer 37

marginal

Question 38

develop and reach maturity; grow old or older

Answer 38

mature

Question 39

the largest possible quantity

Answer 39

maximum

Question 40

device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something

Answer 40

mechanism

Question 41

public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, magazines, radio, and television

Answer 41

media

Question 42

state that is intermediate between extremes

Answer 42

medium

Question 43

involving mind or intellectual process; affected by disorder of mind

Answer 43

mental

Question 44

orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything

Answer 44

method

Question 45

movement of persons from one country or locality to another

Answer 45

migration

Question 46

pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; of whole body of soldiers

Answer 46

military

Question 47

the fewest; the least possible

Answer 47

minimal

Question 48

the smallest possible quantity

Answer 48

minimum

Question 49

act of serving; government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister

Answer 49

ministry

Question 50

prevailing style; manner; way of doing something; fashion or style

Answer 50

mode

Question 51

incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal

Answer 51

motivation

Question 52

common to or shared by two or more parties; shared

Answer 52

mutual

Question 53

adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic

Answer 53

negative

Question 54

any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system

Answer 54

network

Question 55

impartial; not supporting one side over another

Answer 55

neutral

Question 56

not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet

Answer 56

nevertheless

Question 57

anyway; however

Answer 57

nonetheless

Question 58

general or universal conception; belief or opinion

Answer 58

notion

Question 59

nevertheless; in spite of

Answer 59

notwithstanding

Question 60

of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons

Answer 60

nuclear

Question 61

not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality

Answer 61

objective

Question 62

exposed; easily discovered; plain

Answer 62

obvious

Question 63

take place; be found to exist ; come to one’s mind

Answer 63

occur

Question 64

not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two

Answer 64

odd

Question 65

counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance

Answer 65

offset

Question 66

continuous; existing

Answer 66

ongoing

Question 67

act of choosing; power or freedom to choose

Answer 67

option

Question 68

act of finding oneself position; position or alignment relative to points of directions; course introducing new situation

Answer 68

orientation

Question 69

act or process of producing; production; amount produced during a certain time

Answer 69

output

Question 70

general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything

Answer 70

overall

Question 71

representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of

Answer 71

overlap

Question 72

beyond or across the sea; abroad

Answer 72

overseas

Question 73

a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad

Answer 73

panel

Question 74

one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality

Answer 74

paradigm

Question 75

distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line

Answer 75

paragraph

Question 76

make or place something to another’s side; of or relating to multiple operations at same time; not intersecting

Answer 76

parallel

Question 77

lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice

Answer 77

passive

Question 78

out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred

Answer 78

percent

Question 79

duration, continuance, term; end of something

Answer 79

period

Question 80

constant; never-ceasing

Answer 80

persistent

Question 81

appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista

Answer 81

perspective

Question 82

any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage

Answer 82

phase

Question 83

appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence

Answer 83

phenomenon

Question 84

body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning

Answer 84

philosophy

Question 85

relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

Answer 85

physical

Question 86

involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale

Answer 86

plus

Question 87

settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration

Answer 87

policy

Question 88

section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole

Answer 88

portion

Question 89

involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident

Answer 89

positive

Question 90

existing in possibility; expected to become or be

Answer 90

potential

Question 91

ahead; prior to

Answer 91

preceding

Question 92

exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct

Answer 92

precise

Question 93

mainly; much greater in number or influence

Answer 93

predominantly

Question 94

prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory

Answer 94

preliminary

Question 95

act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof

Answer 95

presumption

Question 96

existing or occurring before something else

Answer 96

previous

Question 97

of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic

Answer 97

primary

Question 98

first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief

Answer 98

prime

Question 99

highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree

Answer 99

principal

Question 100

basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature; rule of personal conduct

Answer 100

principle

Question 101

preceding in the order of time; former; previous

Answer 101

prior

Question 102

preceding in time, importance, or urgency

Answer 102

priority

Question 103

act or manner of moving forward; act performed; steps taken in an action

Answer 103

procedure

Question 104

act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions

Answer 104

process

Question 105

engaged in, or suitable for a profession

Answer 105

professional

Question 106

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; program; plan; scheme

Answer 106

project

Question 107

help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize

Answer 107

promote

Question 108

percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole

Answer 108

proportion

Question 109

possibility of future success; belief about future

Answer 109

prospect

Question 110

code of correct conduct ; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of transaction

Answer 110

protocol