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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
appendix     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
something appended or added
limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
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astronomy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
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clarity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
element in a mixture or compound
a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
state of being suitable
diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
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contingency     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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ultimate goal; the place to which one is going or directed
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
fact or state of having been created; the act of investing with a new office or title
act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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dash     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cause to be sorrowful; distress
throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
draw or pull behind by a chain or line
make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
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despair     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
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evaluate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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proliferate; increase; combine by multiplication
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
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flap     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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one that carries or conveys; messenger
study of myths; a collection of myths
the framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; grating or mesh
standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
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halt     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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infect     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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hand out; disseminate; allocate
run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
put in; infuse; force or drive fluid into something
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mantle     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
original work used as a model; original type
hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
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modest     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus
general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
humble; less ambitious; moderate
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
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null     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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perish     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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worsen; make worse or more troublesome
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
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pulp     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
a great mass of falling snow and ice
fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
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saddle     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
make white or colorless; blanch
revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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spotlight     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the association organized to promote art or science, or education
the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention
give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
the impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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sum     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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trim     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with
sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
force separation from one's native country
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upbringing     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome
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