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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
absorption     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
creek; a small stream
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
trees usually having narrow leaves
objects for sale; goods
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astray     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
compatible; in agreement or harmony with
definitive; decisive; final
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behavior     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
the way that someone behaves; manner
competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
good fortune; financial success; physical well-being
the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay
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colonel     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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unintentional omission or mistake; watchful care or management; supervision
family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of the body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
a commissioned military officer
freeing someone from the control of another
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congratulation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
piece or attachment; end of a pointed or projecting object; a V shape; an indication of potential opportunity
act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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deficient     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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go away or leave; missing; not present
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
free from disturbance; pacific
having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
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documentary     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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small toy with a human figure, normally for little children
film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
beyond the regular time
quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
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fatigue     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
the science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
stick; a long thin implement made of metal or wood
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formation     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
management by overseeing the performance
skill; gift; marked innate ability, as for artistic accomplishment
a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
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hypocrisy     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
region; remote and undeveloped area
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
a person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily
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impartial     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
cautious; careful about one's own interests
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
difficult to satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
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load     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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monotony     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
chief; an officer who is in charge of a military operation
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plate     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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migration into a place; moving into a place
a flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, the vessel of metal or wood for the food table
a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
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quotation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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photographic view or exposure
passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another; event; happening
occupation requiring special education
one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt;
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recompense     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
not allow; prohibit; prevent
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
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scrub     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
rub hard; wash with rubbing
changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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suitable     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative
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tread     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
drive; direct;  guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
step on; mate with; place the foot
ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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waive     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer
get greater distance; make more in advance
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