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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
aquarium     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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automatic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
while;  at the same time
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burial     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
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compatible     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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crooked     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
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dole     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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share of the money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given
circumstance; the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty; possibility
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
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evolution     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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development; a gradual process of change and development
falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
a reference work containing articles on various topics
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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forge     Speak
 
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n.  
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a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
authority to act for another; agent or substitute
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hemisphere     Speak
 
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n.  
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halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
change something into another form; transform
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isolate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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inhabit;  live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
fasten; annex; be in contact with
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
seclude; set apart or cut off from others
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mantle     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
the top, end, or highest part of anything, especially of plant or tree; grain or other product of field while standing
three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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menace     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
public records; place where public records are kept
benefactor; regular customer
danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
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paddle     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
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perverse     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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likely but not certain to be or become true or real
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
of or relating to the sun
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
not the less; notwithstanding; despite that; yet
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proceeding     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
prevailing style; manner; a way of doing something; fashion or style
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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scatter     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
wander; ramble; stroll
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
fall as if collapsing;  fall quickly and without control
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spotlight     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
step; pace; significant progress
the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
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summary     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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study of myths; a collection of myths
a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
brief statement that presents the main points
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transaction     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
light; brightness; fierce or angry stare
deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
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vessel     Speak
 
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n.  
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craft; ship; container for liquids
visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line
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