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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
adequate     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
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blink     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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empower; give permission for; sanction
shut eyes briefly; wink
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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capsule     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
going from one state of action to another
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
small container; pill in the form of small rounded gelatinous; a shortened version of a written work
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conjunction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion
mathematics of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke
flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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dam     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
company; firm; organization created for business ventures
soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
written order directing a bank to pay money
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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edible     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
slightly wet; damp or humid
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
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elaborate     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
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generic     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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made without condition; absolute; unreserved
of an entire group or class; general
made by humans; produced rather than natural.
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
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giggle     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
force separation from one's native country
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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impose     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
bring into being; give rise to; produce
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layout     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
rod; stick; branch; long piece of timber; the measure of length, equaling three feet
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
the overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
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navigation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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pageant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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framework; an internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
an object that goes around the sun
elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
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pinch     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
wander; ramble; stroll
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
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prerogative     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
gases ejected from an engine as waste products; use up the whole supply of
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refund     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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repayment of fund; an amount repaid
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus
pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
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sow     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
plant; place seeds in or on
raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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stereotype     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of distinguishing by comparing differences
imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
contentious speech act; argument
a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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touchy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
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velocity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
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