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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
ambiguous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
differed; diversified; various
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appreciable     Speak
 
(2)
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deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
lasting; long-lasting; enduring
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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comparable     Speak
 
(3)
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slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
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correspondence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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an attribute or requirement that must be met
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
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deplore     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
take on; embark on; assume
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
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dingy     Speak
 
(6)
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gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
every three months; in three-month intervals
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erode     Speak
 
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v.  
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
state something as true; assert; confirm
dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
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extort     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
help bring about; make less difficult
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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gleam     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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approach; tend to meet; come together
reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
cause to emit a flash of light
spread or flow throughout; pervade
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illiterate     Speak
 
(10)
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questionable; filled with doubt
possessing or exhibiting virtue; exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; brave
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
following one after another without interruption; sequential
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livestock     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
any animals kept for use or profit
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
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mesh     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job
strong protest or objection; loud cry or clamor
opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
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myriad     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
of a very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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overture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
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poise     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
treat or use improperly; use to bad purpose; misapply; abuse; treat ill
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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refine     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
exceed or surpass; leave behind
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
purify; make more precise; improve
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simultaneous     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
existing, happening, or done at the same time
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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stimulus     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the boundary line of a circle,  figure, area, or object
unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
helps something to happen more quickly
bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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torrent     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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state of poor nutrition
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
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typhoon     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
island; spot within another of a different color
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
one that looks on; spectator
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