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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
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(1)
a. or ad.  
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wanting very much to do or have something
not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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ankle     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
organized opposition to authority
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome
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canon     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
investigation; search for knowledge
arousing an organism to action
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confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
a dish served as the last course of a meal
grasp; ability to understand
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n.  
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subsistence; financial means whereby one lives
part or portion; share;  indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent;  distribution; arrangement
one who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed
the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay
opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance
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discourse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
patron; one that buys goods or services
family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome
gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason
any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
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(8)
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marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation;  given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
hard; solid; resolute; determined
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n.  
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grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
metallic or earthen vessel  for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, or for plant
patron; one that buys goods or services
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idiomatic     Speak
 
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belonging to one; individual; belonging to the natural or essential constitution; not common or particular
free from disturbance; pacific
having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
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(11)
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full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
difficult to satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
relating to health or the protection of health
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load     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
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(13)
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arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
plunge, especially headfirst, into the water; plummet
carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
observe carefully; notice; show; indicate
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(14)
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
distinguished from others in excellence
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
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punch     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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scold harshly; criticize severely
stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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regulation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
a tendency to keep together
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
exact sameness; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
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scholar     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
professor; a learned person
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
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staircase     Speak
 
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n.  
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compression; the act or process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
a way of access consisting of a set of steps
skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
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distinguished from others in excellence
annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
having no previous example; novel; unparalleled
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(20)
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doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
under the level of the ground; buried
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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