6000 IELTS Academic Words

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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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invariably  Speak Example sentences
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initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
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various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
jeopardise  Speak Example sentences
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make laws; create or pass laws
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pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
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trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
kernel  Speak Example sentences
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central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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nourish; help grow or develop; foster
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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
lax  Speak Example sentences
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lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
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breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh
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loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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a source of materials to nourish the body
lofty  Speak Example sentences
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stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
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proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
mesh  Speak Example sentences
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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foremost in importance; supreme in rank
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old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
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opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
narrative  Speak Example sentences
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constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
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proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
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be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
navigable  Speak Example sentences
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of or about the voice; relating to sounds of spoken language
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proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
nourishment  Speak Example sentences
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stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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a source of materials to nourish the body
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trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
numerate  Speak Example sentences
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homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
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enumerate; count; read according to the rules of numeration