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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
arch     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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negotiable certificate attached to a bond; interest warrant; detachable certificates that may be torn off as needed
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals
any part of a curved line
long, straight, narrow cut or opening; slot; pocket
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authorize     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
estimate  value; judge worth of something
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
empower; give permission for; sanction
open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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cheque     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
written order directing a bank to pay money
loss of the ability to move a body part
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consensus     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
possibility, strong probability; state of being probable
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
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cunning     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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ready or about to appear; making appearance
altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
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distinct     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
ready or about to appear; making appearance
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
clearly noticeable; separate and different
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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ensemble     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
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flare     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
prevent from being successful
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
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identification     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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craft; ship; container for liquids
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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intervene     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
deny; take something take away
plant; place seeds in or on
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mandatory     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
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morality     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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lack of money;  state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
failure of administration or management; failure to attain the desired result or reach a destination
act of transmitting; automotive assembly of gears; sending of a signal
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oversee     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
make amends for; reimburse
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
provide; bestow a quality on
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petition     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane
plea; formal message requesting something
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants
fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
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propaganda     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
a kind or category; band; ribbon
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renaissance     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a device consisting of an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings and a handle
official examination of the details of a country's population
revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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solemn     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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stack     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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tuition     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
brief statement that presents the main points
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
a bitter quarrel between two parties
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vivid     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
leading; main; primary; first in time or place
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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