Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

alien

(1)

a. E.g. If you think about it, that's totally alien to what a drug company might be expected to do, because if you eradicate a disease, there's no need for that drug at all.

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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
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barn

(2)

n. E.g. You start--did you hear a noise? I daresay it is only a rat scrambling along the rafters of the adjoining schoolroom: it was a barn before I had it repaired and altered, and they are generally haunted by rats.

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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
group of people willing to obey orders
school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
meeting of elected or appointed representatives
a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
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confirm

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v. E.g. In the aftermath of Saturday's mass poisoning, the authorities imposed a virtual news blackout, refusing even to confirm how many people had died.

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humiliate; shame; cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
escape fluid from container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
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corporation

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n. E.g. The Disney corporation has announced that it's buying Pixar film studios for more than seven-billion dollars.

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business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point or area farthest from the front
something that is intended; aim or purpose
right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name of a book or film
out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
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environment

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n. E.g. We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism.

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central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of face
road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; act of trying on clothes
beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
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handsome

(6)

a. E.g. He is described as a handsome, charming and slightly older author.

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small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
something additional of the same kind
not easily moved or disturbed
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
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mature

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v. E.g. I need to mature my thoughts in future college years.

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escape fluid from container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
express the need or desire for; ask for
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
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original

(8)

a. E.g. The first problem is who is responsible for the material: the original author, or the Internet service provider?

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cool; freeze
extremely small; short note
determined to do or have
not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
of or relating to nonmilitary life
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remove

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v. E.g. The leaving of her mother will remove the last obstacle to their marriage.

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begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
move away from the position occupied; cause to change place; take away
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
advise; suggest
set forth; set out to public view
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resolve

(10)

n. E.g. Civic leaders say their resolve is as strong as it was when they rebuilt downtown.

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termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; act of trying on clothes
act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or entering into contest; state of being in gear
attack; onslaught
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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sound

(11)

n. E.g. The sound of TV is so loud that we have to talk in next room.

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fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
sensation perceived by the ear; distinctive noise; long narrow inlet
activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
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vicious

(12)

a. E.g. The beauty queen also spoke, defending herself against vicious attacks.

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final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
not easily moved or disturbed
relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
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