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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
amuse     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
empower; give permission for; sanction
give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
draw or pull behind by a chain or line
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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athlete     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
any part of a curved line
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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chic     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
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comet     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
an object that goes around the sun
prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
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cube     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
standard or unit of measurement; self-contained component of a system; unit of education covering a single topic
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
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discreet     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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elliptic; rounded like an egg
free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
while;  at the same time
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enterprise     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
an object that goes around the sun
popular taste; the general direction in which something tends to move
company; firm; organization created for business ventures
crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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flake     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
company; firm; organization created for business ventures
a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
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handbook     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
concise reference book providing specific information
something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
repayment of fund; an amount repaid
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
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instrument     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver
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liability     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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mist     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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element in a mixture or compound
frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound
visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere; haze before the eyes that blurs the vision
small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
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outlaw     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
compensation for a loss or injury; recompense
a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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pinch     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
consider; think about carefully; weigh
take off; leave; set out
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
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quarry     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
an instrument for measuring temperature
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
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revelation     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
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spokesman     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
checklist; a collection of resources
imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
man who speaks on behalf of another or others
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stabilize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
become stable or more stable
come into prominence; spring up; appear
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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touchy     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude
marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
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volcano     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
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