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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
ammunition     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law
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ballot     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
paper cut to the right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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cashier     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law
one who has charge of money; cash keeper
thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
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controversy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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contentious speech act; argument
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
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crust     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
outer layer; covering; coat; shell
health facility where patients receive treatment
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dispose     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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put into effect; carry out the legalities of
ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
charge a fee for using;  sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
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exceptional     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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extraordinary; unusual; well above average
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
native; originating where it is found
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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fend     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make amends for; reimburse
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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gravity     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane
a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section
emulation; copying the actions of someone else
field covered with grass; meadow
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
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incentive     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
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ludicrous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
without previous preparation
radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
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nibble     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
become worse; decline; fall
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
pierce; go through; permeate
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
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overall     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything
being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
modern; belonging to the same period of time
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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perpetual     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
everlasting; continuing without interruption
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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recruit     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
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revolve     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain;  yield to the desire of
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
treat violently; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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specialize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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response to an inquiry or experiment
be all mixed up or jumbled together;
breed; emerge from the egg
make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
mention especially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
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suspense     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one skilled particularly in the technical details of work
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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thigh     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
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utmost     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
farthest point or extremity; most distant; extreme
a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
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