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ACADEMIC
VOCABULARY
F O R I E LT S
PA R T 1
LESSON 1


ACADEMIC VOCABULARY FOR IELTS
• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Definitions
• Extra language


ENORMOUS
• Very big; extremely large
• An enormous amount of plastic is thrown into our oceans each year.
• There has been an enormous rise in the amount of so-called fake
news published on social media.
• It is enormously difficult to rehabilitate violent offenders.
• Vaccinating every child on the planet against preventable diseases
would be a mammoth task.The enormity of this undertaking is
scarcely comprehendible.


ENORMOUS

• An enormous amount of plastic is thrown into our oceans each year.
• There has been an enormous rise in the amount of so-called fake
news published on social media.
• It is enormously difficult to rehabilitate violent offenders.
• Vaccinating every child on the planet against preventable diseases
would be a mammoth task.The enormity of this undertaking is
scarcely comprehendible.


OVERLOOK
• To not notice; to not care about; to ignore
• The plight of economic migrants and immigrants tends to be
overlooked in the media. As a consequence, few are aware what
difficulties those arriving from abroad have to confront.
• The fact that approximately a billion of our planet’s inhabitants do
not have access to safe drinking water should not be overlooked.
• We should never overlook the fact that today’s children will be
tomorrow’s leaders. If they are not educated adequately, the whole
of society will suffer.
• Child poverty is an often overlooked issue which actually affects a
significant proportion of the world’s young.


OVERLOOK
• The plight of economic migrants and immigrants tends to be
overlooked in the media. As a consequence, few are aware what
difficulties those arriving from abroad have to confront.
• The fact that approximately a billion of our planet’s inhabitants do
not have access to safe drinking water should not be overlooked.
• We should never overlook the fact that today’s children will be

tomorrow’s leaders. If they are not educated adequately, the whole
of society will suffer.
• Child poverty is an often overlooked issue which actually affects a
significant proportion of the world’s young.


CORRESPONDING
• Similar; same; connected; related; happening at the same time
• Sales were ten percent higher than in the corresponding period for
the previous year.
• The figures suggest that as the cost of electricity rose, there was a
corresponding fall in consumption.
• As social media becomes increasingly pervasive, there is a
corresponding increase in online bullying.
• Many of us have views on politics and society which correspond with
those of our parents.


CORRESPONDING
• Sales were ten percent higher than in the corresponding period for
the previous year.
• The figures suggest that as the cost of electricity rose, there was a
corresponding fall in consumption.
• As social media becomes increasingly pervasive, there is a
corresponding increase in online bullying.
• Many of us have views on politics and society which correspond with
those of our parents.


WHOLEHEARTED

• Complete; full; entire; absolute
• The fight against racism needs to be a wholehearted one; it is
essential that we challenge and confront racist attitudes and
behavior whenever we encounter them.
• I wholeheartedly agree with the notion that team-sports are
beneficial for children’s emotional and social development.
• I wholeheartedly support the idea that governments should pay
artists to produce paintings, sculptures and pieces of music.


WHOLEHEARTED
• The fight against racism needs to be a wholehearted one; it is
essential that we challenge and confront racist attitudes and
behavior whenever we encounter them.
• I wholeheartedly agree with the notion that team-sports are
beneficial for children’s emotional and social development.
• I wholeheartedly support the idea that governments should pay
artists to produce paintings, sculptures and pieces of music.


FLEXIBLE
• Willing or able to change; adaptable
• Teachers need to adopt a flexible approach with their students: what
works with one learner may prove ineffective with another.
• Governments sometimes feel that they need to be inflexible when
enforcing laws.They fear that demonstrating flexibility could be
interpreted as a sign of weakness by their opponents.Yet the
inflexibility of some totalitarian regimes has led to their eventual
downfall and demise.
• One of the chief benefits of doing your job from home is that it

allows employees to work flexibly. Not having to work at specific
times can be extremely useful.


FLEXIBLE
• Teachers need to adopt a flexible approach with their students: what
works with one learner may prove ineffective with another.
• Governments sometimes feel that they need to be inflexible when
enforcing laws.They fear that demonstrating flexibility could be
interpreted as a sign of weakness by their opponents.Yet the
inflexibility of some totalitarian regimes has led to their eventual
downfall and demise.
• One of the chief benefits of doing your job from home is that it
allows employees to work flexibly. Not having to work at specific
times can be extremely useful.


APPROXIMATELY
• Around; more or less; not exactly
• The statistical information indicates that approximately two fifths of
European adults drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
• According to the figures provided, approximately eighty percent of
all smokers took up the habit in their teenage years.
• It is estimated that approximately a quarter of all food sold by
supermarkets ends up being thrown away.
• Although we only have a rough approximation of how many diabetes
sufferers there are in the world, few would dispute that the number
is likely to be enormous.

APPROXIMATELY
• The statistical information indicates that approximately two fifths of
European adults drink excessive amounts of alcohol.
• According to the figures provided, approximately eighty percent of
all smokers took up the habit in their teenage years.
• It is estimated that approximately a quarter of all food sold by
supermarkets ends up being thrown away.
• Although we only have a rough approximation of how many diabetes
sufferers there are in the world, few would dispute that the number
is likely to be enormous.


REINFORCE
• To make something even stronger
• Television advertising is often criticized for reinforcing gender stereotypes: women
are often portrayed either as sex objects or domestic servants whilst the image of
men which advertisers show is often one of physical strength and power.
• The evidence provided in this essay reinforces my fervently-held view that animal
rights are sacrosanct.
• When we do not come into regular contact with members of ethnic minorities, it
reinforces our beliefs that those from other groups are different from us. Clearly,
integrating members of different cultures into mainstream society can lead to
greater tolerance and understanding.
• Being in a social media bubble where you only hear opinions similar to your own
can lead to the reinforcement of your views.


REINFORCE
• Television advertising is often criticized for reinforcing gender stereotypes: women
are often portrayed either as sex objects or domestic servants whilst the image of

men which advertisers show is often one of physical strength and power.
• The evidence provided in this essay reinforces my fervently-held view that animal
rights are sacrosanct.
• When we do not come into regular contact with members of ethnic minorities, it
reinforces our beliefs that those from other groups are different from us. Clearly,
integrating members of different cultures into mainstream society can lead to
greater tolerance and understanding.
• Being in a social media bubble where you only hear opinions similar to your own
can lead to the reinforcement of your views.


LIKELY
• Probable
• It is reasonably likely that, by the middle of this century, the planet’s
population will exceed nine billion.This will obviously place
significant strain on our resources.
• Although it is probably unlikely that anyone already alive will live to
the age of 150, scientists speculate that at some future point humans
will probably be able to survive almost indefinitely.
• The likelihood that we will one day run out of effective antibiotics
greatly concerns medical experts and should worry us all.


LIKELY
• It is reasonably likely that, by the middle of this century, the planet’s
population will exceed nine billion.This will obviously place
significant strain on our resources.
• Although it is probably unlikely that anyone already alive will live to
the age of 150, scientists speculate that at some future point humans
will probably be able to survive almost indefinitely.

• The likelihood that we will one day run out of effective antibiotics
greatly concerns medical experts and should worry us all.


STANDARD
• Level; quality; criterion
• By modern standards, the treatment of those with mental illness in previous
centuries was often barbaric.
• Economic standards have clearly risen over the past few years.The chart provided
indicates that those living at the beginning of the twenty-first century are
significantly better off than people living a hundred years previously.
• Airlines need to have incredibly high safety standards.
• Success is difficult to define because we all judge it by different standards: for some
it means becoming wealthy whilst for others it relates to having loving friends and
family.
• Unlike life expectancy and the cost of living, the standard of living is relatively
difficult to accurately calculate.


STANDARD
• By modern standards, the treatment of those with mental illness in previous
centuries was often barbaric.
• Economic standards have clearly risen over the past few years.The chart provided
indicates that those living at the beginning of the twenty-first century are
significantly better off than people living a hundred years previously.
• Airlines need to have incredibly high safety standards.
• Success is difficult to define because we all judge it by different standards: for some
it means becoming wealthy whilst for others it relates to having loving friends and
family.
• Unlike life expectancy and the cost of living, the standard of living is relatively

difficult to accurately calculate.


UNDERLINE
• To highlight; to make clear how important something is; to
emphasize
• We need to underline the fact that more needs to be done to
protect minority languages. Unless action is taken, many of them will
disappear.
• The nuclear disaster at Fukuyama underlines how dangerous this
form of energy can be.
• This example underlines the fact that the elderly can make a
positive contribution to society.
• This underlines the importance of encouraging adults to do physical
exercise as often as possible.


UNDERLINE
• We need to underline the fact that more needs to be done to
protect minority languages. Unless action is taken, many of them will
disappear.
• The nuclear disaster at Fukuyama underlines how dangerous this
form of energy can be.
• This example underlines the fact that the elderly can make a
positive contribution to society.
• This underlines the importance of encouraging adults to do physical
exercise as often as possible.


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