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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
accuracy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
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annually     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
of large size for its weight
firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
inspired by the love for one's country
extreme; inordinate; too much
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cavern     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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quality of being just; practical conformity to human or divine law; equity; uprightness
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
cleverness; great skill or intelligence
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complexity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
one who has legal title to something; owner
planning something carefully and intentionally
shoulder firearm with a long barrel
complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
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contemptuous     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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loose and large-grained with consistency
energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
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discourage     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
depress; take away hope from
support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
refine; make pure or free from sin or guilt; become clean
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embroidery     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
believer; someone who continues to support someone or something
elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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eruption     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
an arrangement in a particular order; union
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
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frightening     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
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hide     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
prevent from being seen or discovered
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
free from blame; clear from guilt; release from a charge; forgive entirely
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investigation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
high ranking police officer; investigator who observes carefully
residence; place to live in; abode
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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lively     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health
tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with a material that doesn't allow water in
random; occurring from time to time; infrequent
busy; energetic; vigorous
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nervous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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agitated; worried and anxious
bold; brave and taking risks
superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
free from disturbance; pacific
continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
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originality     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
formal public statement; an act of making known publicly
touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
a message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
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precision     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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payment, usually of an amount fixed by contract
act of removing or getting rid of something
a tendency to keep together
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
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refinement     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
one who loves and defends his or her country
state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
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sheriff     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
enclosed space; courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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suit     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
meet the requirements of; fit; please; satisfy
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transformation     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
coins collectively
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vacancy     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
revelation; an indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
exact sameness; the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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