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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
anticipate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange
obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
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bleach     Speak
 
(2)
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sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
make white or colorless; blanch
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
make prominent; emphasize; stress
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chorus     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
the outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely; widely prevalent
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
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colossal     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
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crumble     Speak
 
(5)
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charge a fee for using;  sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
become worse; decline; fall
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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distinct     Speak
 
(6)
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clearly noticeable; separate and different
of or relating to the sun
many; various; amounting to a large indefinite number
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
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exquisite     Speak
 
(7)
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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foil     Speak
 
(8)
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stop; bring to an end or halt
make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
raise; advance; push or shove upward
prevent from being successful
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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imitation     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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contentious speech act; argument
festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
emulation; copying the actions of someone else
canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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imposing     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
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mandatory     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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moustache     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
study of myths; a collection of myths
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
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numb     Speak
 
(13)
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exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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pension     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
hurry; rapidity of action or motion
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
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recruit     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service
develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
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redundant     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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movable; not fixed; fluid; unstable
exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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solar     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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everlasting; continuing without interruption
not wanting to take some action; averse
of or relating to the sun
of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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suspense     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
a tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
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treaty     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
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visible     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
being often in the public eye; obvious to the eye
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