4000 IELTS Academic Words
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| 4000 IELTS Academic Words | Introduction |
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a. complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures Prescott's speech comes as ministers worldwide struggle to overcome complex arguments about how the Kyoto agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions should work. |
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a. difficult to analyze or understand Legally this is a hugely complicated case, and it will take months for the judge to reach the verdict. |
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compliment |
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n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly unless you want to hurt the giver. |
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compromise |
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v. adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of Sometimes the presence of a neutral third party can help adversaries compromise their differences. |
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concentrate |
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v. bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body I was now able to concentrate my attention on the group by the fire. |
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concept |
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n. something formed in mind; thought or notion The local chain concept is simple: identify your customer, cater to their tastes and once successful, expand within a neighborhood. |
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concern |
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n. interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety There is no telling what might have happened, now, but luckily the concern passed out of Aunt Polly's face. |
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n. solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel The anti-nuclear campaigners used concrete blocks to attach themselves to the line; it is difficult to release them without damaging the rails. |
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condition |
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n. mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances The Organization Man survives as a modern classic because it captures a permanent part of our social condition. |
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conduct |
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v. direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide You cannot conduct business like this. |
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confess |
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v. acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong When any vicious simpleton excites my disgust by his paltry ribaldry, I cannot flatter myself that I am better than he: I am forced to confess that he and I are on a level. |
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confidence |
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n. feeling secure or certain about something He said the aim was to restore baseball fans' confidence, but the new penalties for players who test positive for drugs fall far short of those in other sports. |
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confident |
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a. assured; having or marked by assurance They don't sound confident about the future of the industry. |
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confidential |
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a. treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret He has been on confidential missions to Berlin; all of us don't know his secret trip. |
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confirm |
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v. support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify In the aftermath of Saturday's mass poisoning, the authorities imposed a virtual news blackout, refusing even to confirm how many people had died. |
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conflict |
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n. fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events According to the United Nations, malnutrition rates have now been cut by half since the start of the conflict. |
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v. be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with Here in the heart of conservative Texas, young criminals, murderers and thugs are forced to confront military-style discipline, a traditional view of right and wrong. |
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confusion |
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n. a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order My uncle got into the back of the car, scratching his head in confusion, having missed the episode completely. |
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congress |
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n. meeting of elected or appointed representatives Just a day after congress granted him special powers, he has begun turning the screws on the international oil companies. |
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conscience |
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n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment The truth in conscience is immediately near to me, as near the seed that rests upon the wayside. |