IELTS Vocabulary — Group 1

Batch 1 of IELTS vocabulary words.

Abate medium
verb

To decrease gradually in force or intensity.

Abstain easy
verb

To deliberately choose not to do something, especially something enjoyable or something you have a right to do, such as voting.

Accumulate easy
verb

To gather or build up gradually in increasing amounts over time.

Adverse medium
adjective

Harmful or unfavorable in a way that works against someone's interests or well-being.

Advocate easy
verb

To publicly support or argue in favor of a particular idea, policy, or cause.

Aesthetic easy
adjective

Relating to beauty or the appreciation of what is pleasing to the senses.

Aggregate hard
verb

To combine many separate items or pieces of information into one total or whole.

Alleviate medium
verb

To make a problem, pain, or difficulty less severe or easier to bear.

Ambiguous easy
adjective

Open to more than one interpretation because the meaning is unclear.

Ambivalent medium
adjective

Having two conflicting feelings or attitudes about someone or something at the same time.

Anomaly medium
noun

Something that stands out because it does not fit the usual pattern.

Apprehensive medium
adjective

Feeling worried or fearful about something that might happen in the near future.

Arbitrary easy
adjective

Based on random choice or personal whim rather than any clear reason or system.

Ascertain medium
verb

To find out something for certain by checking or investigating carefully.

Assimilate hard
verb

To fully absorb and integrate new information, culture, or people into an existing system or group.

Attain easy
verb

To succeed in achieving or reaching a particular goal, level, or standard, usually through effort.

Attribute medium
verb

To say or believe that something is the result of or belongs to a particular cause or person.

Augment medium
verb

To make something greater in size, amount, or degree by adding to it.

Authentic easy
adjective

Genuine, real, and true to its original nature rather than being a copy or fake.

Autonomy medium
noun

The freedom and ability to govern yourself or make your own decisions without outside control.

Benevolent easy
adjective

Kind, generous, and genuinely wishing good things for others.

Bias easy
noun

A tendency to favor one person, group, or idea unfairly over another, often without realizing it.

Bolster easy
verb

To support, strengthen, or reinforce something.

Brevity easy
noun

The quality of expressing something in few words; shortness of duration or expression.

Bureaucracy hard
noun

A system of government or organization run by many officials and complex rules and procedures.