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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
advertise     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
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blunt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
impartial; not supporting one side over another
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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cater     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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corrupt     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
in addition; moreover; still further
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
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cricket     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
outdoor game played with bats, a ball, and wickets by two teams of 11 players each
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dwarf     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
feel; discover the presence of; identify something
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end
utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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erratic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
no fixed or regular course; wandering
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forthcoming     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
ready or about to appear; making appearance
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
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halt     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
response to an inquiry or experiment
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
explore with tools; investigate; search
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imposing     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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junction     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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having and controlling property
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
connection; joint; intersection; crossing
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
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misfortune     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts
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notify     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
be similar to; take after; look like
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
make known;  give notice to; inform by notice
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portion     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
state of being suitable
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
any English coin of standard value; coined money
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quarry     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
contestant; someone who offers opposition
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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rival     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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shut eyes briefly; wink
compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
throw with great force; cast; toss
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
mention especially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
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shatter     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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destroy; break up; break into many pieces
acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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stem     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place
begin; originate; admit into membership
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
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thigh     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
development; a gradual process of change and development
part of the leg between the hip and the knee
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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undermine     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
provide an extensive explanation for words or phrases
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