IELTS Reading Vocabulary – Lessico per il Reading IELTS

advocate

sostenere, difendere — to publicly support.

albeit

sebbene, benché — although.

allege

asserire, sostenere (senza prove) — to claim without proof.

ample

abbondante, più che sufficiente — more than enough.

ascribe

attribuire — to attribute to a cause.

attain

raggiungere, conseguire — to reach.

bolster

rafforzare, sostenere — to strengthen.

cease

cessare — to stop.

circumvent

aggirare, eludere — to find a way around.

coincide

coincidere — to happen at the same time.

compile

compilare, raccogliere — to collect and put together.

concur

concordare, essere d'accordo — to agree.

conducive

favorevole, che favorisce — making something likely.

conjecture

congettura, ipotesi — opinion based on incomplete info.

constitute

costituire — to make up, to be.

contend

sostenere, affermare - competere — to argue, to compete.

convey

trasmettere, comunicare (un messaggio) — to communicate.

denote

indicare, denotare — to indicate.

deter

scoraggiare, dissuadere — to discourage.

disparate

eterogeneo, diverso — essentially different.

elicit

suscitare, provocare (una reazione) — to draw out.

encompass

comprendere, includere — to include.

engender

generare, provocare — to produce.

exemplify

esemplificare, essere un esempio tipico di — to be a typical example.

extrapolate

estrapolare — to extend from known data.

feasible

fattibile, realizzabile — possible to do.

forge

forgiare, creare con impegno — to create with effort.

hamper

ostacolare, intralciare — to hinder.

hence

quindi, perciò — therefore.

impede

impedire, ostacolare — to obstruct.

induce

indurre, provocare — to cause.

inherent

intrinseco, insito — existing as a natural part.

intrinsic

intrinseco, essenziale — belonging naturally.

negate

annullare, negare — to nullify.

notwithstanding

nonostante, malgrado — despite.

paramount

fondamentale, di primaria importanza — most important.

pertinent

pertinente — relevant.

preclude

precludere, impedire — to prevent.

presume

presumere, supporre — to assume.

refute

confutare — to prove wrong.

render

rendere - fornire — to cause to be.

stem from

derivare da, nascere da — to originate from.

underscore

sottolineare — to emphasize.

warrant

giustificare — to justify.

yield

produrre, rendere - cedere — to produce, to give way.