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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
admit     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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august     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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of dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow
during the current time; presently
accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
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calm     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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cultured; purified; made pure
freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
set down as a rule or guide; stated
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codify     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
give food to; supply with nourishment
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
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court     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a scientist who studies living organisms
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
enclosed space; courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
beyond the regular time
the power of a country to control its own government
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discomfort     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
capacity to attract intense interest
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
worker; someone who works with their hands
association; a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
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documentary     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
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envelop     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
bring in from another country
permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
enclose or encase completely with or as if with a covering
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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formerly     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
previously; at an earlier time; once
useful or convenient; able to use something skilfully
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horror     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface by cutting grooves into it
terror; fear; intense dislike
monument; short note or abstract, intended for a registry, exhibiting the particulars of a deed
status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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influential     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power
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mast     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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additional proof that something that was believed
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
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moan     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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confirmation that some fact or statement is true
burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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pollute     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
make pointed; make sharp or sharper
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punch     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows
become hard or harder
provide a refuge for; hide; give shelter to
lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter
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refute     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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give as a gift; present
succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
extend; make or become longer
raise in rank or dignity; praise
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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satire     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
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solitude     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
a human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture
one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst
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superintendent     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
director; the person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building
rejection; an act of excluding or shutting out
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ventilation     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
gemstone; the costly ornament of precious metal or gem
chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
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