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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
advertise     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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ban     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness
aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category
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bypass     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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compensate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner
put down by force or authority; overwhelm; keep from being revealed
uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
make amends for; reimburse
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
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cripple     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
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drift     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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charge a fee for using;  sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell
make clear and comprehensible; elucidate
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
float; moving aimlessly; wander
pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts
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expand     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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express or indicate indirectly; signify
uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
ignore; discount; take no notice of
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
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fluff     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront; violation or infraction of moral or social code
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
an object that goes around the sun
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hilarious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
not the less; notwithstanding; despite that; yet
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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initiate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
stop; bring to an end or halt
begin; originate; admit into membership
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
inhale air than immediately expel it; make deep single respiration, especially to express  fatigue, exhaustion, grief
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linger     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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motto     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
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overdue     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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pounce     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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take off; leave; set out
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
plant; place seeds in or on
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prophecy     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future
stage; a raised horizontal surface
thorough physical examination
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
the device, as in a home heating system, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes
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ruthless     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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while on the contrary; while at the same time
pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
everlasting; continuing without interruption
undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
profitable; producing a good profit
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sensible     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
relating to marriage; relating to husband
made by humans; produced rather than natural.
able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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superficial     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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made without condition; absolute; unreserved
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
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threshold     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
a thick mass or piece, amount
entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience
one that carries or conveys; messenger
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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volatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank
apparently; appearing to be something, especially when this is not true
exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
despite what has just been said or done; however
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