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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
aggravate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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spot; locate or identify with precision
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
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ban     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
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cassette     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
stage; a raised horizontal surface
thorough physical examination
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condemn     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
keep; maintain possession of;  hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
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crust     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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outer layer; covering; coat; shell
the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
natural part or structure in animal or plant, capable of performing some special action
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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economics     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention
branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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enforce     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
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fringe     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
connection; joint; intersection; crossing
sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
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horizon     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; a range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior
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intellectual     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
in addition; moreover; still further
nevertheless; despite; despite anything to the contrary
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
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likewise     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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similarly; as well; too
almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
at some distance from the shore
belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
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nonetheless     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
despite what has just been said or done; however
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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obsess     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
empower; give permission for; sanction
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
gain; harvest a crop from; get or derive; obtain as a result of the effort
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perception     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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door-keeper; porter; one who has the care of public building or suites of rooms
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
acknowledgment at parting;  goodbye; the act of departing or taking leave
one who violates his allegiance and betrays his country
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
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propaganda     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
a strip of woven material, used in dressing and binding up wounds
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
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resign     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
hunger; deprive of food
come into prominence; spring up; appear
run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to
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smuggle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
import or export without paying customs duties
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
ignore; discount; take no notice of
keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
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sustain     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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response to an inquiry or experiment
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
make white or colorless; blanch
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trespass     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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ultimatum     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
small branch or division of a branch
lack of knowledge or education
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