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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
appendix     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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something appended or added
building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
field covered with grass; meadow
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
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bankrupt     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
penniless, without any money; financially ruined
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
nevertheless; despite; despite anything to the contrary
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
stop; bring to an end or halt
turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
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complication     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
observer; audience; one who looks on
any plant with long, hard, elastic stems;  walking stick
the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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cradle     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
bacteria; the earliest form of an organism; seed
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
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detest     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
multiply, grow, or expand rapidly
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
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evolution     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances
development; a gradual process of change and development
percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting
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foam     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat
feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
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imminent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
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intellectual     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
of intellect; showing intellect; requiring the use of the mind, rather than emotions or instinct
easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to
used to state what you have just said is also true in the opposite order
similarly; as well; too
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loaf     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
framework; an internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
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mechanism     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display
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obsess     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
raise; advance; push or shove upward
come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action
preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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partial     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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of the universe; vast
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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propaganda     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
a kind or category; band; ribbon
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retail     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character
selling of goods to consumers
of or relating to the sun
helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective
final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
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shuttle     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one that carries or conveys; messenger
public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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superficial     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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while on the contrary; while at the same time
of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
leading; main; primary; first in time or place
not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
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tonic     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
one that carries or conveys; messenger
long, eventful journey; extended adventurous voyage or trip
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unconditional     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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made without condition; absolute; unreserved
assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
beyond or across the sea; abroad
domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
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