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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
ambitious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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bruise     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable
guide; give individual instruction
injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
spot; locate or identify with precision
inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
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charter     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially based on special knowledge
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
take part in something; share in something
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counterfeit     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
input; enter; put or set into, between, or among
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delete     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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dreadful     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
continuing to exist or develop; existing
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
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exploit     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make use of, sometimes unjustly
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
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flaunt     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
inhabit;  live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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heap     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
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intuition     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; grating or mesh
thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
a thick mass or piece, amount
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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mar     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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seclude; set apart or cut off from others
gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
draw or pull behind by a chain or line
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
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masterpiece     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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orchestra     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together
a great mass of falling snow and ice
emulation; copying the actions of someone else
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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parliament     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
written order directing a bank to pay money
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
fact or state of having been created; the act of investing with a new office or title
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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
a thing of very little value or importance
thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
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reel     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
prominent aspect of something
frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound
loss of the ability to move a body part
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shovel     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
a prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount
a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert
union of man and woman as husband and wife; marriage; wedlock
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superficial     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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trench     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a thick mass or piece, amount
thorough physical examination
a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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vanish     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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