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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
assumption     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
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automobile     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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stage; a raised horizontal surface
one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
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casualty     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
failure of administration or management; failure to attain the desired result or reach a destination
something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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conception     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
a tiny piece of anything
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
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crumb     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off
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devote     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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elbow     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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fleeting     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
continuing forever or indefinitely
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
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hurl     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
ignore; discount; take no notice of
throw with great force; cast; toss
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impromptu     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
without previous preparation
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lump     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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failure of administration or management; failure to attain the desired result or reach a destination
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
change something into another form; transform
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medieval     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
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offence     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
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patron     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
benefactor; regular customer
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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reassure     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
become stable or more stable
express or indicate indirectly; signify
ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
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retrieve     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
make use of, sometimes unjustly
adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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sphere     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
any English coin of standard value; coined money
benefactor; regular customer
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stoop     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
charge a fee for using;  sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
put into effect; carry out the legalities of
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transaction     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
a device consisting of an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings and a handle
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volatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
ready or about to appear; making appearance
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
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