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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
archives     Speak
 
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n.  
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axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
public records; place where public records are kept
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auditorium     Speak
 
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n.  
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a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
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chronic     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
made by humans; produced rather than natural.
lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
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controversy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
contentious speech act; argument
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
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crumb     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual
outside; external or outward appearance
apparatus or model representing the solar system; museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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detect     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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feel; discover the presence of; identify something
form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
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elite     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
health facility where patients receive treatment
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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furnace     Speak
 
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n.  
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belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
official examination of the details of a country's population
enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
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imminent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless
taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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intellect     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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child in the first period of life; young babe
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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manifest     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
chief; serving as an essential component
altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
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neutral     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
continuing forever or indefinitely
impartial; not supporting one side over another
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parallel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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craft; ship; container for liquids
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
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parliament     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
border; rim; the amount by which one thing is different from another
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
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pretentious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
despite what has just been said or done; however
relating to marriage; relating to husband
very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
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relapse     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
prevailing style; manner; a way of doing something; fashion or style
token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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spectrum     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
step; pace; significant progress
one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
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starve     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
hunger; deprive of food
take off; leave; set out
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tremble     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
bound or obliged in law or equity
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
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volatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
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