IELTS COMMON WORDS Flashcards
involving the transport of goods or passengers over long distances
Long-haul (adj)
very exciting and great fun
Exhilarating (adj)
a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit
Itinerary (n)
to make yourself responsible for something and start doing it
to agree or promise that you will do something
Undertake (v)
to be made or formed from several parts, things or people
Be composed of (v)
do something long and hard
Underlying (v)
To prolong the duration of something
stretch out (v)
the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about something, or things in general
apathy (n)
a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards somebody/something
Indifference (n)
showing in your behaviour that you are anxious and nervous
Agitated (adj)
in a way that is very interesting because it is unusual or does not have an obvious answer
Intriguingly (adv)
to make something less severe
Alleviate (v)
a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about
Distraction (n)
to form an opinion about something without knowing all the details or facts
Speculate (v)
to search through a large amount of information or a large number of people, places, etc. looking for a particular thing or person
Trawl (v)
from the beginning, without using anything that already exists
From scratch
not clear in shape or sound
Fuzzy (adj)
famous and respected
Renowned (adj)
new and interesting in a way that is different from anything that has existed before; able to produce new and interesting ideas
Original (adj)
to say very strongly that you think something is bad, usually for moral reasons
Condemn for
having a pleasant smell
Fragrant (adj)
a substance such as salt, pepper or a sauce that is added to food to give it extra taste
condiment (n)
available for someone to use
at someone’s
disposal (phr)
from or in another country, especially a tropical one; seeming exciting and unusual because it seems to be connected with foreign countries
exotic (adj)
person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods
merchant (n)
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
monopoly (n)
much too high
exorbitant (adj)
the preparation and use of land for growing plants or crops
the deliberate development of a particular relationship, quality or skill
cultivation (n)
to give your support to another group or country
ally yourself to/with sb
to make something happen suddenly
trigger sth off (v)
to start to exist; to appear or become known
to survive a difficult situation or experience
emerge (v)
making new discoveries; using new methods
groundbreaking (adj)
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
placebo (n)
kind in your attitude to other people, especially when you are judging them
charitable (adj)
to increase something; to make something stronger (2 words)
fuel (v), stoke (v)
the natural qualities of a person’s character, temperament
disposition (n)
the small but important details or aspects of something
subtlety (n)
familiar with somebody/something so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way
attuned (to) (adj)
to show something clearly, especially a feeling, an attitude or a quality, demonstrate
manifest (v)
needing a lot of study or thought
very great; felt or experienced very strongly
very serious; complete
profound (adj)
to make a feeling or situation exist
engender (v)
good at doing something that is quite difficult
adept (at) (adj)
a display of great wealth
opulence (n)
to slowly put a drug or other substance into a person’s vein
infuse (v)
to include something so that it forms a part of something
to create a legally recognized company
incorporate (v)
clothing, when it is being sold in shops
apparel (n)
to give new energy or strength to something/somebody; revive
reinvigorate (v)
to do something to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of something
counteract (v)
most important
be central to
to deal successfully with a difficulty
to be placed on top of something
surmount (n)
a group of people, animals or things close together
cluster (n)
important or well known
prominent (adj)
to be useful
come in handy
