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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
accessory     Speak
 
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n.  
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unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
health facility where patients receive treatment
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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automatic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
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cannon     Speak
 
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n.  
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great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung
a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
act of being present
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
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cosmic     Speak
 
(4)
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incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward
relating to races; a group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
of the universe; vast
made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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dash     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
feel; discover the presence of; identify something
run or extend beyond normal or desired limit; overflow
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
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dilemma     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
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enhance     Speak
 
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v.  
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make better or more attractive; increase; improve
bait; charm; attract
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
consider; think about carefully; weigh
breed; emerge from the egg
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flee     Speak
 
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hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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gigantic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
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incentive     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
inside; inner part; internal; inner
large orchestra; harmony, especially of sound or color
one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
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linger     Speak
 
(11)
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
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neglect     Speak
 
(12)
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make use of, sometimes unjustly
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
fall as if collapsing;  fall quickly and without control
disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
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oval     Speak
 
(13)
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marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
elliptic; rounded like an egg
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planetarium     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
apparatus or model representing the solar system; museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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recruit     Speak
 
(15)
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preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
shut eyes briefly; wink
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
bring into being; give rise to; produce
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
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retain     Speak
 
(16)
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
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seemingly     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
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tame     Speak
 
(18)
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domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
thick; crowded closely together; compact
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
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tournament     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future
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upbringing     Speak
 
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n.  
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travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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