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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
alternation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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prospect; view; belief about the future; an act of looking out
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure
keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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announcer     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an aggressive willingness to compete
one who proclaims a message publicly
a commissioned military officer
head of a state government
variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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biologist     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a scientist who studies living organisms
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
unintentional omission or mistake; watchful care or management; supervision
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
residence; place to live in; abode
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conductor     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
believer; someone who continues to support someone or something
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cultivation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open
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distinguished     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
not practical or applied; hypothetical; of or based on a theory
approximately; more or less
prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements
repeated; recurring at intervals of time
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dye     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank
an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
a substance used to color materials
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
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exposure     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open
one who works underwater
without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome
the physical force exerted to violate, damage, or abuse
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fragrant     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
bold; brave and taking risks
not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness or fatigue
tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
pleasant-smelling; odorous
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heel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
liquid; the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
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insufficient     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
not suited to your comfort, purpose, or needs
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lively     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
clearly; without question and beyond doubt
gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
busy; energetic; vigorous
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mournful     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy
firm, unyielding,  or determined; having decided purpose
annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
exhibiting native good judgment
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pill     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; some similar things; a full set of playing cards
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
a substance used to color materials
flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
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proof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation
king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress
moral corruption or contamination; invasion of the body which can lead to tissue damage and disease
draw out; flow out; waste
a magnifier of images of distant objects
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reproduce     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
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sensation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
theory of numerical calculations
feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition
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sponge     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
beyond the regular time
keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
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toe     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
one of the digits of the foot; forepart of a foot or hoof
necessary requirement; indispensable item
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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vault     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently
weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
location; place; site; pinpoint; mark to allow easy recognition
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