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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
adversity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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round; something shaped like such a ring; a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
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anxious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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wanting very much to do or have something
lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
definitive; decisive; final
set down as a rule or guide; stated
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bow     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward
a substance used to color materials
a person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily
one of some lines diverging from a point; a line of light or heat proceeding from a point
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clap     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
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creek     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a fellow member of a team
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
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dependence     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup
reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
state of being emotionally aroused
enclosed space; courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
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elevation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
necessary requirement; indispensable item
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exhausted     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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definitive; decisive; final
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
depleted; extremely tired
loose and large-grained with consistency
careful about money; economical
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furniture     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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havoc; event that completely destroys something
movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
director; the person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building
harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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heed     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
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incident     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
devaluation; decrease in price or value
usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
a university student who has not yet received the first degree
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landing     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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chief; an officer who is in charge of a military operation
masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
consent; approval to do something
story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
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monotony     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a scientist who studies living organisms
a rapid series of short, loud sounds; loosely connected horny sections
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
pitcher; vase;  small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
feeling of dissatisfaction
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pollution     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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management by overseeing the performance
organ or seat of the intellect; understanding or imagination
clarity of outline; concise explanation
convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
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quotation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
the physical force exerted to violate, damage, or abuse
the refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
petrol; flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons
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refined     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
cultured; purified; made pure
different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
unreachable; not available; unattainable
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sensation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
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sickness     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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state that precedes vomiting; disease
one who works underwater
association; a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
part; nature;  description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities
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telescope     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a person who inhabits a particular place
something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
coins collectively
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
a magnifier of images of distant objects
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waterproof     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with a material that doesn't allow water in
bold; brave and taking risks
done with or working with others
not giving satisfaction;  inadequate
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