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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
anthropology     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
element in a mixture or compound
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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bleach     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
feel; discover the presence of; identify something
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
make white or colorless; blanch
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checkup     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
thorough physical examination
condition of being pure; freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; cleanness
ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
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consumption     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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any English coin of standard value; coined money
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
eating or drinking something; the using up of a resource
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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degenerate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering
come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
become worse; decline; fall
devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
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diplomatic     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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of the universe; vast
modern; belonging to the same period of time
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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elementary     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
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fountain     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act of distinguishing by comparing differences
condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
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heap     Speak
 
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n.  
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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ingredient     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
element in a mixture or compound
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margin     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
border; rim; the amount by which one thing is different from another
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
government under a single ruler
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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merit     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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offshore     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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conducive to sound health or well-being; beneficial
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
at some distance from the shore
slightly wet; damp or humid
pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
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portable     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
mobile; easily or conveniently transported
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective
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pulp     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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having and controlling property
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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relay     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
materials; abilities; available source
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
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slippery     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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tackle     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
the association organized to promote art or science, or education
guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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trespass     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
hang freely; postpone; delay
become worse; decline; fall
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vanity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
natural part or structure in animal or plant, capable of performing some special action
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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