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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
ammunition     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
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
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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bronze     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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stage; a raised horizontal surface
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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chord     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
extensive space or area; distance or area over which something extends; the degree to which a thing extends
a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
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compartment     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
one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
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deficiency     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance
quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
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diplomatic     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive;  being to draw or pull
conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
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evolve     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
consider; think about carefully; weigh
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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fury     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a hard protuberance; hard swelling or rising; bunch; lump
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
element in a mixture or compound
poll; detailed critical inspection
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hereditary     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
beyond or across the sea; abroad
of or relating to the sun
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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interior     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
inside; inner part; internal; inner
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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margin     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of serving; government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister
small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
border; rim; the amount by which one thing is different from another
a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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mischief     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
health facility where patients receive treatment
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outcome     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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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
combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
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plaster     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
the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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pretentious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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savage     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something
exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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slippery     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
similarly; as well; too
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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surplus     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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traitor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
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vanish     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
response to an inquiry or experiment
move suddenly and rapidly
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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