IELTS Vocabulary ADVANCED Unit 21: Learning Vocabulary

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word family (n)

A group of words that share a common base to which different prefixes and suffixes are added. For example, members of the word family based on the headword work include rework, worker, working, workshop, and workmanship, among others.

legislate (v)

If a ​government legislates, it makes a new ​law

correlate (v)

If two or more ​facts, ​numbers, etc. correlate or are correlated, there is a ​relationship between them

apparatus (n)

a set of ​equipment or ​tools or a ​machine that is used for a ​particular ​purpose

dermatologist (n)

a ​doctor who ​studies and ​treats ​skin ​diseases

idiom (n)

a ​group of words in a ​fixed ​order that have a ​particular ​meaning that is different from the ​meanings of each word on ​its own

prefix (n)

a ​letter or ​group of ​letters ​added to the ​beginning of a word to make a new word

chaos (n)

a ​state of ​total ​confusion with no ​order

mind map (n)

a ​trademark for a ​type of ​diagram (= ​simple ​plan) with ​lines and ​circles for ​organizing ​information so that it is ​easier to use or ​remember

taboo (n)

an ​action or word that is ​avoided for ​religious or ​social ​reasons

survey (n)

an ​examination of ​opinions, ​behaviour, etc., made by ​asking ​people ​questions

computation (n)

calculation

ultimate (adj)

most ​extreme or ​important because either the ​original or ​final, or the ​best or ​worst

phoneme (n)

one of the ​smallest ​units of ​speech that make one word different from another word

pseudo (prefix)

pretended and not ​real

phonemic (adj)

relating to the ​phonemes of a ​language

hindrance (n)

something that makes it more ​difficult for you to do something or for something to ​develop

stimulus (n)

something that ​causes ​growth or ​activity

constraints (n)

something that ​controls what you do by ​keeping you within ​particular ​limits

feat (n)

something ​difficult ​needing a lot of ​skill, ​strength, ​courage, etc. to ​achieve it

beak (n)

the hard, ​pointed ​part of a bird's ​mouth

minimum wage (n)

the ​lowest ​pay for an hour's ​work that can ​legally be ​paid to a ​worker

authority (n)

the ​moral or ​legal ​right or ​ability to ​control

proportion (n)

the ​number or ​amount of a ​group or ​part of something when ​compared to the ​whole

context (n)

the ​text or ​speech that comes ​immediately before and after a ​particular phrase or ​piece of ​text and ​helps to ​explain ​its ​meaning

derive (v)

to get something from something ​else

consult (v)

to get ​information or ​advice from a ​person, ​book, etc. with ​special ​knowledge on a ​particular ​subject

pursue (v)

to ​follow someone or something, usually to ​try to ​catch him, her, or it

maintain (v)

to ​keep a ​road, ​machine, ​building, etc. in good ​condition

realise (v)

to ​understand a ​situation, sometimes ​suddenly

neural (adj)

​involving a ​nerve or the ​system of ​nerves that ​includes the ​brain


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