IELTS Vocabulary

weave_noun

pattern or structure by weaving; knit; interlace Synonym(s): swing

weaver_noun

craftsman who weaves cloth

wedge_noun

a piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks

weed_noun

undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.

weld_verb

unite closely or intimately; join together by heating

whereby_adverb

by which; by what; how

wholesale_adjective

selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination

wholesome_adjective

conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial Synonym(s): healthful; beneficial

wield_verb

handle with skill; exercise effectively; have power over; rule or manage Synonym(s): rule; manage; handle

wilderness_noun

a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert

willow_noun

trees having usually narrow leaves

winding_adjective

twisting or turning; spiral

withdrawal_noun

secession; retreat or retirement Synonym(s): secession

wither_verb

shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture Synonym(s): shrivel; decay

withhold_verb

refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary Synonym(s): keep; restrain

withstand_verb

stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution Synonym(s): oppose

woe_noun

deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief Synonym(s): affliction; regret

wording_noun

act or style of expressing in words; expression, or power of expression

wreck_noun

destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully Synonym(s): destruction; ruins

wrench_verb

twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force free by pulling violently Synonym(s): pull; strain; twist; jerk

wretched_adjective

very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless

wring_verb

twist; squeeze; compress, especially so as to extract liquid Synonym(s): twist; squeeze

wrinkle_noun

a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface Synonym(s): furrow; crease

yawn_noun

open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom

yearn_verb

pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness

yeast_noun

foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation

yoke_verb

join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor Synonym(s): join; bind

yolk_noun

nutritive material; greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg

zeal_noun

intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object Synonym(s): fever; ardor

zealous_adjective

enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal Synonym(s): enthusiastic; fervent