Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

attitude

(1)

n. E.g. One of the major reasons for this change in attitude is that there's more money around.

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activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
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boarding

(2)

n. E.g. If I had a kid like that, I'd put him in boarding school.

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almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; dense, confused mass
wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
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client

(3)

n. E.g. Gentlemen, my plan is broken up: what this lawyer and his client say is true: I have been married, and the woman to whom I was married lives!

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someone who pays to get goods or services
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature
leisure time away from work; act of making something legally void
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
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counter

(4)

n. E.g. There are always long lines in every bank and the people behind the counter are very busy.

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measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave
guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
union; act of melting together by heat
flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
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flush

(5)

v. E.g. We saw the sky flush pink at dawn.

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name the price of; state a price for securities, goods, or services
take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; glow, especially with a reddish color; flow suddenly
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income

(6)

n. E.g. I can never do that again, two-thirds of my income goes in paying the interest of mortgages.

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wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
pledge that something will happen or that something is true
dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
gain from labor, business, property, or capital
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marrow

(7)

n. E.g. It was so cold that he felt frozen to the marrow.

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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
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perspective

(8)

n. E.g. An essential fact that should put the debate in perspective is that Mary was released after less than four months.

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appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
ability to see; sight; vivid mental image
document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
cell; compartment; room
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property

(9)

n. E.g. US officials fear that the treaty might undermine the commercial protection afforded to gene tech companies through the World Trade Organisation deal on intellectual property rights.

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of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason
periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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scent

(10)

n. E.g. How fragrant was the steam of the beverage, and the scent of the toast!

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being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than formal paper
vessel; large cylindrical container
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spiritual

(11)

a. E.g. As the spiritual is the home of wonders, so also is it the field of brightest exploits.

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skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
of high worth or cost
something additional of the same kind
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
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whistle

(12)

v. E.g. "Poor little thing!" said Alice, in a coaxing tone, and she tried hard to whistle to it.

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suspend; fasten to some elevated point without support from below; hold for support
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from mouth as birds
set forth; set out to public view
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