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 IELTS Vocabulary Test by Dynamic SheetsNew test sheet  
To take the IELTS test, either for general or for academic, students must build strong vocabulary. Of course, the requirements may be different for various goals. For academic test-takers, who are planning to apply for top universities, we usually suggest them to prepare at least 10000 words before the test. Most of IELTS test takers are ESL (English as Second Language), obviously study and review a huge set of IELTS vocabulary isn't an easy job.

Clever guys leverage smart tools. Some great tools to study or review IELTS vocabulary are available online or offline. This app is one of them. It's a pure web app to evaluate your IELTS vocabulary level. The app has a built-in common level IELTS vocabulary of 1200 words, which are for IELTS test of both academic and general versions. It means you can launch IELTS vocabulary test online anytime, and don't worry about how to organize the test content or how to make the test sheet.

The basic feature of this app is to make IELTS word question sheets in dynamic and random. Then it shows the IELTS vocabulary test page to host question sheets and response online practice. It's a handy way for test-takers to check IELTS vocabulary skill. Besides, the app is as many IELTS online practice tools to offer lots of additional features. For example, you can save the result of each test to compare with previous data or even others' data. It indicates your level's progress and strengthens confidence in future IELTS test.

Showing dynamic question sheets and auto checking user's responses are the primary features of an online vocabulary test. No one ignores them, but don't miss other fantastic features that some are only in this app. The app is not only for test IELTS vocabulary; some students also use it to study and review words. When you try an online test sheet, you will get the correct answer if you failed a word. Meanwhile, you can choose to show an example sentence for each word. It's a convenient way to learn new words or review known words online.

By design, the app saves your test results on the cloud for further analyzing and comparing to run all functionalities. Thus, you should sign on at first to let your data store under your account. It's a free app. If you don't have an account yet, create one, then sign on, and run this handy IELTS vocabulary test app!
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accuse
 
 
(1)
v.  E.g. He then went on to accuse the West of hypocrisy in criticising Russia's human rights record.
Select answer:
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
blame; condemn
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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bite
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. Our laws must bite, that is the only language that the criminals will understand.
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be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
annoy persistently; harass with persistent criticism; gain by persistent coaxing
slip; move usually in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
pierce skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
moderate; tone down or restrain; bring to a desired consistency; adjust finely
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commitment
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. My main commitment is in the promotion of human values; this is what I consider the key factor for a happy life at the individual level, family level and community level.
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skin infection; hurting; inflamed and painful; source of pain, distress, or irritation
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
utmost height; highest point of a mountain
place abounding in trees or shrubs; wild forest
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distress
 
 
(4)
n.  E.g. Nations have been in distress from the days of Julius Caesar.
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something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift with a view to prevent judgment
protection against future loss; act, business, or system of insuring
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
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fancy
 
 
(5)
n.  E.g. For it was at that hour of a warm afternoon when my fancy is able to hear the silent voices.
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
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grand
 
 
(6)
a.  E.g. Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.
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turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
not long; unwilling to endure; inadequate or insufficient; most direct; lasting a brief time
large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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light
 
 
(7)
n.  E.g. Many smaller developing nations see them in a different light - as a kind of guaranteed share of the very profitable markets of the developed world.
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a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; act of trying on clothes
knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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physical
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Because you know, every intelligent person knows, that the physical is the basis for the mental and the moral.
Select answer:
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
showing reason or sound judgment; capable of reasoning; rational; being within bounds of common sense
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random
 
 
(9)
a.  E.g. He used to get super drunk in random places; I don't know where he is now.
Select answer:
able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
not permanent; not lasting
excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
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shield
 
 
(10)
n.  E.g. Mr. Putin poured scorn on the plans to build a new missile shield in Eastern Europe.
Select answer:
rare and unpredictable event; person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
groups of cells that make particular parts of the body; soft thin paper
protective covering or structure; protect; guard
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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sophisticated
 
 
(11)
a.  E.g. We could have secured our homeland -- investing in sophisticated new protection for our ports, our trains and our power plants.
Select answer:
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
of a white or pale color; without color; empty; void
wide-ranging knowledge; complex; intellectually appealing
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volume
 
 
(12)
n.  E.g. The remains, much reduced in volume from the original, had been preserved in the silver box.
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agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
catastrophe; misfortune
movement; act of changing location; ability or power to move
battle ;a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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