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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
administer     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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govern; supervise; give or apply medications
widen; grow broad or broader
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
avoid deliberately; keep away from
put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
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avenge     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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prevent from being seen or discovered
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
step on; mate with; place the foot
set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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bridle     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
supplement; an act of extending or the condition of being extended
state of being lower than or not as good as
act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
a formal expression of preference for a candidate; the number of casting in an election; the result of election
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conclusive     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth
bold; brave and taking risks
definitive; decisive; final
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier
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corruption     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship
endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear
illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
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debt     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
status of a citizen with rights and duties
liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another
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emission     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
freedom from risk or danger; safety
radiation; discharge; an act of emitting
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
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excellent     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
careful about money; economical
different; unlike; not similar
surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way
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forbid     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
put into service; take advantage of
activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
not allow; prohibit; prevent
govern; supervise; give or apply medications
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hide     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means of knowledge; judge of at random
pick; hit lightly with a picking motion; eat like a bird
prevent from being seen or discovered
paddle; walk through relatively shallow water
observe carefully; notice; show; indicate
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ingenious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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not easily borne; wearing; causing uneasiness or fatigue
completely certain about something; sure
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
unluckily; by bad luck
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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keyboard     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer
the science dealing with the logic of quantity and shape
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
essential premise; the underlying assumption
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negligent     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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definitive; decisive; final
marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements
failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
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pollute     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
praise; assign great social importance to
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
put into service; take advantage of
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quotation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claim; one who competes; rival
the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
passage or expression that is quoted or cited; the practice of quoting from books
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respectively     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
separately; individually; in the order given
of religion; concerned with religion; having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity
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security     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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metallic or earthen vessel  for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, or for plant
beyond the regular time
the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
freedom from risk or danger; safety
a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
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sickness     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
state that precedes vomiting; disease
a flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, the vessel of metal or wood for the food table
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
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threaten     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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pose a threat to; present a danger to
changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
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urban     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
not giving satisfaction;  inadequate
metropolitan;  of, relating to, or located in a city
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
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