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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
acceleration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
praying for divine protection; a formal act of giving approval
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
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approximately     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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firmly in position; stationary
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
very similarly; roughly
relating to health or the protection of health
half-open; slightly turned or opened
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calm     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity
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complexity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
act later than planned; put off; adjournment
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court     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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enclosed space; courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state
flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
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deficient     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
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dormitory     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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flawlessness; excellence; state of being without flaw or defect
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
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enumerate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at
respire; inhale and exhale air
list each one; mention one by one
set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
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forsake     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
speak or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
leave someone who needs or counts on you
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hamper     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
surprise someone very much; shock
activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of
take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
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investigation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
process of extracting moisture
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jelly     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
composition; a plan for how something will happen
usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family
a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
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millionaire     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind
one whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
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plate     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the power of a country to control its own government
a flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, the vessel of metal or wood for the food table
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
the instance that does not conform to a rule
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
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postulate     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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expression of deep sorrow because someone has died
investigation; search for knowledge
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
essential premise; the underlying assumption
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restraint     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities; the rays of the sun
voting; survey; some votes cast or recorded
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
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sheriff     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
essential premise; the underlying assumption
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standpoint     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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havoc; event that completely destroys something
speech sound made with the vocal tract open
a mental position from which things are viewed
state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict
continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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tray     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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biography or story written by yourself
competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
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weapon     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
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