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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
amends     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
compensation for a loss or injury; recompense
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blur     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot
repayment of fund; an amount repaid
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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chord     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
union of man and woman as husband and wife; marriage; wedlock
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contemporary     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
extraordinary; unusual; well above average
modern; belonging to the same period of time
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
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defect     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
put in; infuse; force or drive fluid into something
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
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devastating     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
without the power of sensation and motion or feeling; insensible; unresponsive; indifferent
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
clearly noticeable; separate and different
while;  at the same time
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emphasis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
a person who carries a message
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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forfeit     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
flock; crowd; a group of cattle or other domestic animals
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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glitter     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
material in the surface of the earth
the weapon that is thrown or projected;  rocket carrying instruments or warhead
government under a single ruler
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inspect     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
begin; originate; admit into membership
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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marvel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
going from one state of action to another
application of healing art to mental diseases; a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
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nausea     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
set of social rules, customs, traditions, beliefs, or practices which specify proper, acceptable forms of conduct
state of being suitable
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outlaw     Speak
 
(13)
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
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
the framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; grating or mesh
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patio     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
length of time something lasts
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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reap     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
gain; harvest a crop from; get or derive; obtain as a result of the effort
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
plant; place seeds in or on
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restless     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
basic; fundamental; relating to the early stages of studying a subject
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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splash     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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gain or acquire by force;  take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
raise; advance; push or shove upward
shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; quake; quiver; shiver; shudder
abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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static     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
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throbbing     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
as it ought to be; properly; regularly
despite what has just been said or done; however
beating or pounding strongly
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
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whereas     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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while on the contrary; while at the same time
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
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