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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
acceleration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a strong liking; favorite
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
organized opposition to authority
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arithmetic     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
farm consisting of a large tract of land
a device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer
theory of numerical calculations
a precious stone; jewel; pearl, or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament
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breath     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or restraining
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comprehend     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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reappear; happen or occur again
try to do something by employing effort
have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor
take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
depress; take away hope from
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congressman     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
arrangement; association; alliance
quality of being adaptable or variable
devaluation; decrease in price or value
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decorative     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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go away or leave; missing; not present
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
ornamental; embellishing; serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
reluctant, irresolute; tending to wait, or proceed with caution or reservation
unreachable; not available; unattainable
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employee     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
summit; apex; maximum; prime
essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
capacity to attract intense interest
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filthy     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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fortune     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
title or degree of nobility
wetness caused by water
the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
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heed     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
scold harshly; criticize severely
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
pay attention to; listen to, and consider
direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
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intensive     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
not deferred by an interval of time; present; occurring at once; instant
widespread; far-reaching; wide
inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
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judgment     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
summit; apex; maximum; prime
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
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molecular     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
completely clear and fine
of molecules;  relating to simple or basic structure or form
relative; based on, or involving comparison
exhibiting native good judgment
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ounce     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound
elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train
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prosperity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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end of something in time or space; result or outcome; conclusion
beat; rhythm; the rate at which heartbeats;
havoc; event that completely destroys something
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
mistrust; an act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof
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recognize     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces
perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
observe carefully; notice; show; indicate
have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
not allow; prohibit; prevent
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sentence     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the power of a country to control its own government
one of the digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
the final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
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significance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
summit; apex; maximum; prime
attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
status of a citizen with rights and duties
keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
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syllable     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another
state of being emotionally aroused
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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variance     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
an aggressive willingness to compete
an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
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