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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
anticipate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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make better or more attractive; increase; improve
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
hand out; disseminate; allocate
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; struggle or strive earnestly
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biography     Speak
 
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n.  
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possibility, strong probability; state of being probable
organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
something made by people; vessel
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bypass     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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lack of money;  state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
government under a single ruler
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consensus     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
thought prompted by passion or feeling; feeling toward or respecting; disposition prompting to action or expression
revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
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decade     Speak
 
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
a group of ten, especially a period of ten years
one whose occupation is the installation, maintenance, repair, or operation of electric equipment and circuitry
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economic     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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embassy     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
any English coin of standard value; coined money
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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fluff     Speak
 
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n.  
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inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
elevation especially above sea level; height
act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
poll; detailed critical inspection
condition of being pure; freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; cleanness
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harness     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters
process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
outside; external or outward appearance
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inspect     Speak
 
(10)
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put at risk; adventure
raise; advance; push or shove upward
import or export without paying customs duties
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end
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marvel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
fellow worker; associate; co-worker
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mediocre     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest
continuing to exist or develop; existing
almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
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organism     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
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pertinent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
chief; serving as an essential component
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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proceeding     Speak
 
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n.  
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a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
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roar     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome
the association organized to promote art or science, or education
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
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sponsor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit
something useful; public service
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
pattern; beat;  recurring at regular intervals
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summary     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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brief statement that presents the main points
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
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threshold     Speak
 
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n.  
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one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
teeth of the elephant;  pale or grayish-yellow to yellowish-white
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
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upbringing     Speak
 
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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
process of bringing up, nourishing, or maintaining; rearing and training received during childhood
act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
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