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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
admittedly     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
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announce     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor
bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
bring in from another country
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
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cathedral     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
weather condition; atmosphere; environment
a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
plan for an anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
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computation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
speech sound made with the vocal tract open
a message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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curiosity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
an arrangement in a particular order; union
desire to know or learn
calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
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desire     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
someone who writes plays
anything which is longing for
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drain     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age
chief; an officer who is in charge of a military operation
draw out; flow out; waste
something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt;
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escape     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
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gnaw     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
bite or chew on with the teeth
perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
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harden     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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take something off a container
become hard or harder
direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly
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incredulous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
hard; solid; resolute; determined
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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lengthen     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
extend; make or become longer
designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
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muse     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
vary; go in different directions from the same point
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overwhelming     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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repeated; recurring at intervals of time
belonging to one; individual; belonging to the natural or essential constitution; not common or particular
not suited to your comfort, purpose, or needs
overpowering in effect or strength; very great or intense; extreme
official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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precision     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
the surface where pictures can be projected for viewing; examine; test
a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
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remainder     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
the craftsman who weaves cloth
the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay
an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
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rivalry     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
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sick     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; inconstant
affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
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surface     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect
the exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; outside; outward or external appearance
state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
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urban     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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thankful; appreciative of benefits received
acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
cold but not freezing; unfriendly
metropolitan;  of, relating to, or located in a city
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