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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
alter     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
make amends for; reimburse
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
draw or pull behind by a chain or line
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authorize     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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empower; give permission for; sanction
clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
come into prominence; spring up; appear
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
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cartoon     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a drawing, especially in a newspaper or magazine, that tells a joke
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
animal or plant living on another
border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
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consume     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
wander; ramble; stroll
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
be agitated; pass from a liquid to vapor when heated; be  excited with passion; heat in the water
keep under control; hold back; place limits on
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degenerate     Speak
 
(5)
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; happen
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
become worse; decline; fall
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drift     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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explore with tools; investigate; search
consider; think about carefully; weigh
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
float; moving aimlessly; wander
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elderly     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
not the less; notwithstanding; despite that; yet
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filter     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
a vessel belonging to a regular line of packets, like ship or plane
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hardy     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions
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inferior     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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penniless, without any money; financially ruined
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
beyond or across the sea; abroad
poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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lag     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
make empty; remove contents of
seclude; set apart or cut off from others
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
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monopoly     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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exclusive control or possession of something; domination
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
majority; the main part; volume; mass
a reference work containing articles on various topics
act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
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ornament     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
man who speaks on behalf of another or others
stereophonic sound-reproduction system
contentious speech act; argument
decoration; something used to beautify
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portfolio     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
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queer     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
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refreshing     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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continuing forever or indefinitely
pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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sentiment     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
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striking     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
while;  at the same time
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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toll     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
charge a fee for using;  sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
float; moving aimlessly; wander
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vulgar     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
energetic; vigorously active
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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