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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
absence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
portraiture; picture; the likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird
state of being absent; state of being away
residence; place to live in; abode
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arrangement     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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composition; a plan for how something will happen
study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
region; remote and undeveloped area
a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
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canvass     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make pointed; make sharp or sharper
ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
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complexity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
small toy with a human figure, normally for little children
a commissioned military officer
articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
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coordination     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
praying for divine protection; a formal act of giving approval
regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
passage or way out; an act of going away or out
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diver     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt;
one who works underwater
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
the relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
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drawer     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
profit, money made from selling something; income arising from land or other property
art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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financing     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
the exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; outside; outward or external appearance
one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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grasp     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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amuse; keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
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harvest     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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gather; yield from plants in a single growing season
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
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immoral     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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lively     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
unwise to implement or maintain in practice; theoretical
busy; energetic; vigorous
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
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motionless     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said
relative; based on, or involving comparison
at rest, stationary, immobile, not moving
absence of ceremony; casual
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overcome     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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make and administer the public policy and affairs of
reappear; happen or occur again
widen; grow broad or broader
join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together
defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over
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proficient     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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simple and healthful and close to nature
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
loose and large-grained with consistency
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recollection     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
a substance used to color materials
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scare     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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include; incorporate; be capable of holding
rub hard; wash with rubbing
prevent from being seen or discovered
frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear
scold harshly; criticize severely
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strike     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
act of removing or getting rid of something
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
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tally     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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engage the services of; put to work; apply
speak or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner
record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
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vegetable     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat
raid; attack; an act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
choice and use of words in speech or writing
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