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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
analogy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
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authentic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
impartial; not supporting one side over another
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
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catastrophe     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle; small inflammatory dermal tumor or swelling
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convert     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
change something into another form; transform
the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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decline     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
the impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
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dim     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
by chance; accidentally
emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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everlasting     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
continuing forever or indefinitely
very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by deep affliction or distress; calamitous; woeful; worthless
existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
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flaunt     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
make public; make known to humankind, or people in general
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giggle     Speak
 
(9)
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abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
empower; give permission for; sanction
form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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infectious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective
nevertheless; despite; despite anything to the contrary
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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mantle     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together
the flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; an act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat
writer for newspapers and magazines
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
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medieval     Speak
 
(12)
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by chance; accidentally
effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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obsess     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
provide; bestow a quality on
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passive     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
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pretentious     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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retrieve     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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recover; find and bring in; get back
throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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sponsor     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a thing of very little value or importance
prevailing style; manner; a way of doing something; fashion or style
tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
one who binds himself to answer for another and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing
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starve     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
wander; ramble; stroll
stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
hunger; deprive of food
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trivial     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
powerful; having the power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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whereas     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to an heir at law
ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
while on the contrary; while at the same time
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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