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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
ambitious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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batch     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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standard or unit of measurement; self-contained component of a system; unit of education covering a single topic
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
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bulletin     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
contentious speech act; argument
someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
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compensation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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phrase repeatedly used, as in advertising or promotion
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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defect     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
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dread     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants
border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror
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elbow     Speak
 
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n.  
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a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
development; a gradual process of change and development
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
a thick mass or piece, amount
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fountain     Speak
 
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n.  
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spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
the top, end, or highest part of anything, especially of plant or tree; grain or other product of field while standing
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
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ideal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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inventory     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat
checklist; a collection of resources
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
having and controlling property
prominent aspect of something
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keen     Speak
 
(11)
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acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
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misfortune     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
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oasis     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
fertile or green spot in a waste or desert
disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
original work used as a model; original type
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perceive     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor
become aware of through the senses; detect
make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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queer     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
modern; belonging to the same period of time
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
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roam     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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hang freely; postpone; delay
wander; ramble; stroll
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
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sociology     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
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suspension     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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tremble     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, specifically without permission
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vanity     Speak
 
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n.  
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a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
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