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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
aspect     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a small part that has been broken off or detached; fraction
make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
animal or plant living on another
likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
distinct feature or element in a problem
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bronze     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
elevation especially above sea level; height
a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
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clarity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung
reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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convey     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
make amends for; reimburse
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craft     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight
teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
something made by people; vessel
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dreary     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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elaborate     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
made without condition; absolute; unreserved
causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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flare     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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be similar to; take after; look like
suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
make steady progress; prosper; flourish
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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heave     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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explore with tools; investigate; search
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
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itinerary     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
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landscape     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains
observer; audience; one who looks on
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
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minimal     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
while on the contrary; while at the same time
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
the fewest; the least possible
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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parallel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
gases ejected from an engine as waste products; use up the whole supply of
failure of administration or management; failure to attain the desired result or reach a destination
collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval
make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting
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pimple     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
farm; an area under cultivation;  a group of cultivated trees or plants
ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
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pulp     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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referendum     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat
someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
something made by people; vessel
plea; formal message requesting something
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shabby     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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susceptible     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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thick; crowded closely together; compact
of or relating to the sun
humid; moist; slightly wet
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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thereby     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
elliptic; rounded like an egg
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unanimous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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deep; not superficial; far-reaching
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
uniform; in complete agreement
ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
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