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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
arch     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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any part of a curved line
region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
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banish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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clause     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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concede     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
be at an angle; incline
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
bring into being; give rise to; produce
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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depart     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
take off; leave; set out
cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
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dreary     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
elliptic; rounded like an egg
pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
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ethnic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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slightly wet; damp or humid
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
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foremost     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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leading; main; primary; first in time or place
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society
in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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heritage     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health of body or mind, especially of the mind
state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
loss of the ability to move a body part
legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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infectious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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landscape     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
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missile     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants
capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
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obtain     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
move suddenly and rapidly
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
pierce; go through; permeate
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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perverse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
nevertheless; despite; despite anything to the contrary
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prevail     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
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rust     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
come into prominence; spring up; appear
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
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shabby     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
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submit     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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plant; place seeds in or on
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
make noise by striking against something; dash noisily together; meet in opposition
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trivial     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
dependable; reliable; able to be trusted
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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unanimous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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uniform; in complete agreement
exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
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