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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
adorn     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
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archaeology     Speak
 
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n.  
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study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
high ranking police officer; investigator who observes carefully
a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank
desire to know or learn
eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
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calculate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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compute; determine; estimate
applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
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charcoal     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder
oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
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crab     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
an article of tableware made of glass
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
one of the large landmasses of the earth
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dent     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
wetness caused by water
cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
a strong liking; favorite
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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emission     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
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fathom     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
measure the depth; come to understand
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goat     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat
flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
state of being lower than or not as good as
professor; a learned person
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harden     Speak
 
(10)
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depress; take away hope from
distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
terminate; make a break in
become hard or harder
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inverse     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
having, or consisting of more than one part; many
continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
free from disturbance; pacific
opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
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manifestation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
secession; retreat or retirement
a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
revelation; an indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
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mysterious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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a measure of temperature used widely in Europe
firmly in position; stationary
beyond ordinary understanding
habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
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originality     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
the message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
an expert who gives advice
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preference     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a strong liking; favorite
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
one who outlives another; one who lives through affliction
gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or restraining
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revision     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
modification; correction; an act of altering
the final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed
a substance used to color materials
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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shade     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
one of some lines diverging from a point; a line of light or heat proceeding from a point
the relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
freedom from risk or danger; safety
a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
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sick     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
different; unlike; not similar
affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative
astonishing; very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe
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tenant     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
makeup; constitution; writing; essay
believer; someone who continues to support someone or something
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
explanation;  performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music
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vast     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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