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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
achieve     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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blur     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
formal or official examination
an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
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cashier     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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one who has charge of money; cash keeper
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
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controversial     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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extraordinary; unusual; well above average
having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
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cube     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
stage; a raised horizontal surface
three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments
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disposition     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
poll; detailed critical inspection
the sensation of dryness in the throat
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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faculty     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers
act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
act of serving; government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
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flock     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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hilarious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
humid; moist; slightly wet
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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impromptu     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society
without previous preparation
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
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license     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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official or legal permission to do or own a specified thing
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
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myth     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
act of passing; passage through or over; line or route of passage
a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse
a place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
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offshore     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation
at some distance from the shore
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pillar     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment;  influence in an unfair way
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
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pretentious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
similarly; as well; too
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
invalid; void; nullified; having no legal force; invalid
movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
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reluctant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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profitable; producing a good profit
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
not wanting to take some action; averse
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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skim     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end
empower; give permission for; sanction
pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
ignore; discount; take no notice of
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submit     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
take off; leave; set out
look angry; wrinkle one's forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
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trench     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
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twilight     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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something made by people; vessel
light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
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