WorksheetsIELTS GENERAL VOCABULARY
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
What does the word "pioneer" mean?
A latecomer
A trailblazer
A critic
A trader
If something is "crucial", it is…
Unimportant
Optional
Essential
Boring
To "fluctuate" means to…
Remain steady
Change frequently
Decrease slowly
Improve permanently
What does "eradicate" mean?
Increase
Observe
Eliminate completely
Cultivate
"Expenditure" refers to…
Income
Spending
Saving
Borrowing
Something that is "subsequent" happens…
Before
During
After
Irregularly
To "disrupt" means to…
Continue
Interrupt
Fix
Repeat
If someone can "manipulate" data, they can…
Destroy it
Ignore it
Control it
Copy it
"Empirical" evidence is based on…
Logic
Assumptions
Observations
Feelings
To "reinforce" an idea is to…
Challenge it
Support it
Forget it
Replace it
A "controversial" issue is…
Widely accepted
Difficult to understand
Subject to disagreement
Based on facts
"Analogous" means…
Different
Similar
Opposing
Rare
If something is "abundant", it is…
Scarce
Dangerous
Plentiful
Limited
To "deplete" natural resources is to…
Preserve them
Recycle them
Use them up
Ignore them
A "viable" plan is…
Impossible
Practical
Temporary
Hidden
Something "inevitable" will…
Possibly happen
Never happen
Likely happen
Certainly happen
A "hypothesis" is a…
Theory
Result
Statistic
Statement of fact
To "inhibit" growth is to…
Encourage it
Speed it up
Restrict it
Measure it
To "conserve" energy is to…
Waste it
Use it efficiently
Ignore it
Store it
"Adverse" conditions are…
Positive
Harmless
Unfavorable
Manageable
"Elaborate" explanations are…
Vague
Detailed
Confusing
Brief
A "coherent" argument is…
Illogical
Confused
Clear and connected
Short
A "substitute" is a…
Bonus
Replacement
Result
Target
To "derive" a word means to…
Invent it
Translate it
Get it from another source
Misspell it
"Magnitude" refers to…
Direction
Size or extent
Cause
Position
If water is "scarce", it is…
Plentiful
Pure
Hard to find
Dirty
To "inherit" something is to…
Lose it
Forget it
Receive it from the past
Sell it
To "compile" a report is to…
Burn it
Summarize it
Collect and arrange it
Discard it
To "disseminate" information means to…
Hide it
Spread it widely
Analyze it
Reject it
"Integral" means…
Optional
Separate
Essential
Rare
To "utilise" something means to…
Destroy it
Forget it
Make use of it
Replace it
To "exaggerate" means to…
Minimize
Overstate
Clarify
Misinterpret
To "assess" something means to…
Reject it
Evaluate it
Store it
Ignore it
To "offset" a loss is to…
Ignore it
Delay it
Compensate for it
Prevent it
To "initiate" a project is to…
Fund it
Plan it
Begin it
Delay it
To "constitute" something is to…
Eliminate it
Destroy it
Make up or form it
Test it
To "mitigate" risks means to…
Increase them
Transfer them
Reduce them
Ignore them
A "remedy" is a…
Problem
Solution
Punishment
Habit
To "reside" in a place means to…
Visit it
Leave it
Live there
Destroy it
To "attain" success means to…
Desire it
Avoid it
Achieve it
Postpone it
To "replicate" a study is to…
Redesign it
Repeat it
Criticize it
Fund it
Someone "reluctant" to speak is…
Eager
Proud
Unwilling
Talkative
To "confine" someone is to…
Liberate them
Praise them
Limit them
Ignore them
To "prevail" means to…
Fail
Dominate
Decline
Hesitate
Something "intricate" is…
Complex
Simple
Temporary
Fragile
An "explicit" instruction is…
Clear and direct
Ambiguous
Offensive
Repetitive
To "alleviate" pain means to…
Ignore it
Feel it
Increase it
Reduce it
To "violate" a rule is to…
Enforce it
Break it
Learn it
Avoid it
If a symptom "recurs", it…
Disappears
Improves
Happens again
Worsens
To "impose" a law means to…
Debate it
Remove it
Enforce it
Rewrite it
