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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
agitation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
a small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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array     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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trade goods or services without the exchange of money
seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
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chore     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
a parallelogram with four right angles
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
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compute     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
give certain information to; assure; make certain
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
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defer     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
put out by legal process; expel; eject; oust
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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embark     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
make useful; find a practical use for; utilize
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equitable     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
every three months; in three-month intervals
by which; by what; how
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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fixture     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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state of being predisposed; tendency or inclination
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
tax on goods coming into a country
scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
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glacier     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
any compound of oxygen with another element; a binary chemical compound of oxygen
a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
ban on commerce or other activity
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inland     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
ready to consent or submit; acceptable
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
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lavish     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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maritime     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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morally or legally constraining; required; binding
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
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opaque     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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implied or understood though not directly expressed
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
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persevere     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
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poultry     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
the amount of money turned over in a specified time; the number of people replaced in a business
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck
domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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purge     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
leave out of; keep out of; reject
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
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simultaneous     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
existing, happening, or done at the same time
causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
likely to fail or be inaccurate
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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subtitle     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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accommodation; a temporary place to stay
fastening device; firm grip
garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
secondary or explanatory title;  printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen
science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
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supersede     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
stop; impede; shut out from view
mark a line below, as words; underscore.
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ultraviolet     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
extremely disturbed from emotion
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
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