500 IELTS Vocabulary

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 Group 1 - Spelling Practices
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/ə'bændən/ n. Syn. relinquish
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm


Spelling Word: abandon
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/'æbstrækt/ a. Syn. theoretical; abstruse
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand


Spelling Word: abstract
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/ə'kju:mjʊleɪt/ v. Syn. collect
pile up; collect; mount up; increase


Spelling Word: accumulate
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/ɔ:l'bi:ɪt/ ad.
even though; although; notwithstanding


Spelling Word: albeit
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/æm'bɪgjʊəs/ a.
unclear or doubtful in meaning


Spelling Word: ambiguous
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/ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt/ v. Syn. admire; value
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of


Spelling Word: appreciate
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/ə'sɛmb(ə)l/ v. Syn. gather
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole


Spelling Word: assemble
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/'ɔ:θə(r)/ n.
beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer


Spelling Word: author
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/bʌlk/ n. Syn. majority; mass
majority; main part; volume; mass


Spelling Word: bulk
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/'kætɪgərɪ/ n. Syn. group
group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute


Spelling Word: category