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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
abound     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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throw into disorder; break the array of.
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
be full of; be plentiful
confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
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bibliography     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city
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classify     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
do harm to; inflict damage; do injustice to
administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
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configuration     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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arrangement of parts or elements; outline
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
quality of having legal force or effectiveness
association of people belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits;  business corporation
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deplore     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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part; separate or disunite; disengage
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
depict; describe; draw
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
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doctrine     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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plants of an area or a region; plant life
principles presented for belief, as by religious; the principle of law; an act of teaching; instruction
a chemical used to kill pests
underlying base or foundation, especially for an organization or system
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
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equator     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles
part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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flyover     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
act of rising; steep place; insurrection; popular revolt
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
flight over a specific location, usually at low altitude; overpass, as on a highway
the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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gaol     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
over-regulated administrative system
science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
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inhabitant     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
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lubricate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
make smooth or slippery
start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
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maim     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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reduce level; lower grade of something
act as force or influence that balances, checks, or limits an opposite one
wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body
experience; suffer; pass through
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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orientate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
occur at the same time as; correspond
place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
keep or confine within limits
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oust     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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expel; eject from a position or place; force out
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
give off; send out; give out as a sound
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
insert in a roil; register or enter in list or catalog; insert in records; enlist
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poise     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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call upon; ask for; request earnestly
make threefold or triple; play or sing the highest part or most acute sounds
be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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reimburse     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
pay back for some expense incurred
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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semblance     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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being beyond what is required or sufficient
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
lazy; with little movement; very slow
offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
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soluble     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
deserving of praise; worthy of high praise
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toddle     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.
build; put together out of components or parts
reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
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traverse     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
plunge into anything, especially a fluid; sink; dip
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