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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
absorption     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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pitcher; vase;  small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
believer; someone who continues to support someone or something
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autonomous     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
clearly; without question and beyond doubt
habitually moving from place to place, especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
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brittle     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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easily broken; having little elasticity
absence of ceremony; casual
enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
affected with madness; insane; deranged
unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
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colonel     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
draw out; flow out; waste
a commissioned military officer
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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conversation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
praying for divine protection; a formal act of giving approval
a general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue
an arrangement in a particular order; union
back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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disastrous     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
beyond ordinary understanding
done with or working with others
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enchant     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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compute; determine; estimate
get greater distance; make more in advance
twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
perceive the identity of; consent or admit with a formal acknowledgment; show appreciation of
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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eruption     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
a physicist who studies astronomy
part or portion; share;  indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent;  distribution; arrangement
a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
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former     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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hard to find; absent or rare; limited
compatible; in agreement or harmony with
not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness or fatigue
lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier
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hinterland     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
a petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
region; remote and undeveloped area
rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy
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inaccessible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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constituting or affording pleasing views of natural features; beautiful
inspired by the love for one's country
further; extra; supplemental or added to
unreachable; not available; unattainable
unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
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liver     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
a large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right chest
migration into a place; moving into a place
an aggressive willingness to compete
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note     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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observe carefully; notice; show; indicate
renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
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pebble     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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small smooth rounded rock
organized structure for arranging or classifying
a commissioned military officer
state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another; freedom
any object that can be used to hold things
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proof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
act of removing from office or employment
disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
envy; jealous attitude or disposition
evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation
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refrigerator     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
one whose occupation is making garments; create clothes with cloth
choice; variety; collection
cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
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scare     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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slumber     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
region; remote and undeveloped area
terror; fear; intense dislike
someone who tells a story
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thrifty     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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careful about money; economical
common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness or fatigue
official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
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wade     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
paddle; walk through relatively shallow water
become hard or harder
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
move or bring by force or with great effort
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