4000 IELTS Academic Words

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4000 IELTS Academic Words

Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes

discreet

1

	[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	[百科全书] a reference work containing articles on various topics
	[无知,不了解] lack of knowledge or education
	[小心的,谨慎的] free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

disturbance

2

	[骚动,动乱] disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
	[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
	[冷酷的,可怕的] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	[明确的,确实的,不同的] clearly noticeable; separate and different

efficient

3

	[出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
	[不正当的利用,开发] make use of, sometimes unjustly
	[使害怕] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
	[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input

encyclopedia

4

	[百科全书] a reference work containing articles on various topics
	[相等的,等值的] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
	[出名,出格] excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
	[几何学] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids

engage

5

	[吸引,雇佣,答应,订婚] obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
	[冷酷的,可怕的] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
	[一时冲动的,即兴的] without previous preparation
	[热心的,满腔热情的] having or showing great excitement and interest

flee

6

	[可疑的,疑心的] distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
	[烦恼] irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
	[香味,芳香] scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
	[逃走,出国避难] run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner

foremost

7

	[帝王的,皇帝的] like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
	[无效力的] of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
	[检查,审查] look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
	[最先的,最重要的,第一流的] leading; main; primary; first in time or place

galaxy

8

	[星系,一群显赫的人,一系列重要的人或物] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
	[临时准备,即席创作,现编] compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
	[热心的,满腔热情的] having or showing great excitement and interest
	[冷酷的,可怕的] unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

generic

9

	[普通的] of an entire group or class; general
	[转移,(使)转向] distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
	[古怪的,奇怪的] departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
	[婴儿,幼儿] child in the first period of life; young babe

geometry

10

	[生效的,能干的,有效率的] effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
	[相等的,等值的] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
	[几何学] mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
	[星系,一群显赫的人,一系列重要的人或物] large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

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