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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
advance     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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anxious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
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balloon     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
process of making things clearer or easier to understand
a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
the long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation
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circulation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
silvery ductile metallic element
a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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crossing     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
assigning to a class or category
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
compassion; pity; concern
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disgrace     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
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emancipate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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disrupt; hinder; be or create a hindrance or obstacle
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
scold harshly; criticize severely
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
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exertion     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
travel for discovery
study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
effort; expenditure of much physical work
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
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governor     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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persistently annoying person; an organism that injures livestock or crops
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
head of a state government
the way that someone behaves; manner
compassion; pity; concern
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humid     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; inconstant
further; extra; supplemental or added to
exceptional; remarkable; beyond what is ordinary or usual
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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ingenuity     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
something that you want and plan to do
a dish served as the last course of a meal
quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
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melt     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
make repairs or restoration to; fix; improve
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
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monopolize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
cause to seem more splendid; beautify
dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively
measure the depth; come to understand
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
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persuade     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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have experience or enjoyment; take a sample of; have flavor
advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
observe carefully; notice; show; indicate
attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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postal     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
disposed to treat guests with warmth and generosity; receptive
of or relating to the system for delivering mail
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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rattle     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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head of a state government
state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals
a rapid series of short, loud sounds; loosely connected horny sections
degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
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serious     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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exhibiting native good judgment
having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
far most; utmost; outmost; most distant from the center or inside
grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said
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slightly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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a little; a bit; in a small amount or degree
acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
busy; energetic; vigorous
thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness or fatigue
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troublesome     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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different; unlike; not similar
consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
innumerable; infinite; too many to count
annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
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weather     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
pose a threat to; present a danger to
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
endure or survive the effects of wind, rain, or other forces
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