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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
abolition     Speak
 
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n.  
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a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together
ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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brace     Speak
 
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n.  
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something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
glance; a quick look; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
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clamp     Speak
 
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n.  
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something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
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convey     Speak
 
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v.  
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put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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cripple     Speak
 
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n.  
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a detailed account or description of something
flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
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echo     Speak
 
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n.  
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sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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faculty     Speak
 
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n.  
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foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
plea; formal message requesting something
sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
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fleeting     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
profitable; producing a good profit
lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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gigantic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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mobile; easily or conveniently transported
exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
by chance; accidentally
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invade     Speak
 
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v.  
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judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
take part in something; share in something
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
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kin     Speak
 
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n.  
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compensation for a loss or injury; recompense
act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
one's relatives; family; kinfolk
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
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mourn     Speak
 
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v.  
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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
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outline     Speak
 
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n.  
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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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pedal     Speak
 
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n.  
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man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
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productive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
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ruthless     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
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sow     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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bring into or return to a suitable condition for use; claim back; make useful again
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
plant; place seeds in or on
throw with great force; cast; toss
inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
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summary     Speak
 
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n.  
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the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
brief statement that presents the main points
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
periodic rise and fall of the sea level
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transit     Speak
 
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n.  
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outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative
act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
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verbal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
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