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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
abolition     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
distinct feature or element in a problem
the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
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barren     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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ready or about to appear; making appearance
exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
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casualty     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
framework; an internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
union of man and woman as husband and wife; marriage; wedlock
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conjunction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
inside; inner part; internal; inner
the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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crumble     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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bring into being; give rise to; produce
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
make white or colorless; blanch
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echo     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
emulation; copying the actions of someone else
inside; inner part; internal; inner
sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
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exclusively     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
the fewest; the least possible
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feeble     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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huddle     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make public; make known to humankind, or people in general
judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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intervene     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
keep under control; hold back; place limits on
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marble     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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mischief     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
behavior that causes discomfiture or annoyance in another; tendency to play pranks or cause embarrassment
flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
a reference work containing articles on various topics
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parallel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
a great mass of falling snow and ice
make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
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preach     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
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recruit     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
characterize; differentiate; recognize
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
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refund     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
repayment of fund; an amount repaid
crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
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skim     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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stride     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
step; pace; significant progress
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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transit     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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place of refuge or shelter; protection
act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
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venture     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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make empty; remove contents of
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
put at risk; adventure
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
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