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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
apparent     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
in addition; moreover; still further
knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
having or showing great excitement and interest
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bleak     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
quick; moving or capable of moving with great speed
lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
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category     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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written order directing a bank to pay money
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
floor or covering of solid material laid to make a hard and convenient surface for travel
group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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conceive     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
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decipher     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
be similar to; take after; look like
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despair     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
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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
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
characterize; differentiate; recognize
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gender     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
quality or state of being noble; the superiority of mind or character; commanding excellence; eminence
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glamour     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
a brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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induce     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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interplay; act together or towards others or with
move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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lucrative     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless
able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
profitable; producing a good profit
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
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medieval     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
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opponent     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
contestant; someone who offers opposition
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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particle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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proceeding     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central idea
convention; standard; rule
success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome
foot-operated lever used for actuating or controlling a mechanism
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
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regime     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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form of government; government in power; administration; prevailing social system or pattern
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
lack of knowledge or education
process of modifying a person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body
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soil     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
fellow worker; associate; co-worker
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
material in the surface of the earth
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strap     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
any part of a curved line
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
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trim     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
prevent from being successful
dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place
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unravel     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion; cause laughter or be funny; delude or deceive
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