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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
adapt     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
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bankrupt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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no fixed or regular course; wandering
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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bulb     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
animal or plant living on another
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conservative     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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definitive     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
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desirable     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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emphasize     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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express or indicate indirectly; signify
stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
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feature     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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prominent aspect of something
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
study of myths; a collection of myths
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grieve     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
be at an angle; incline
response to an inquiry or experiment
cause to be sorrowful; distress
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invalid     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
absolutely; completely or extremely
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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lucrative     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
profitable; producing a good profit
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
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naval     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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overrun     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
float; moving aimlessly; wander
become worse; decline; fall
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portfolio     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
a small room or cabinet used for storage space
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
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presumably     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
humble; less ambitious; moderate
assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation
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refreshing     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence because of high status
tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
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souvenir     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
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surplus     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
beating or pounding strongly
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
clearly noticeable; separate and different
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tournament     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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vegetarian     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
deal playfully; move abruptly; toss or flip suddenly
fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
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