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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
amid     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
not told; not related; not revealed
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
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blunder     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
act of rising; steep place; insurrection; popular revolt
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
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chore     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
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crater     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
one that looks on; spectator
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defer     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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dismay     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
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equilibrium     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
a piece of substantiating evidence; proof; written authorization or certificate
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
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fixture     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
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glacier     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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stall where books are sold, as on the street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
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illustrate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; be carried along with something else
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lubricate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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include; surround on all sides; close in
put out or expel from a place; discharge
ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
make smooth or slippery
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misconceive     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
pay back for some expense incurred
conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
pollute; make dirty or spotty
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notation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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part of a country which fronts another country or an unsettled region; border, or extreme part of a country
technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
an additional charge; charge an extra fee
effort or attempt; the exertion of physical or mental powers toward the attainment of an object
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paralyse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
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pester     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
give certain information to; assure; make certain
exceed or surpass; leave behind
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prologue     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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introduction, usually to a poem or play
book of literary selections by various authors
lack of self-confidence or courage
state of poor nutrition
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
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sediment     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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highland; upland; relatively flat highland
state of poor nutrition
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
plants of an area or a region; plant life
predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another
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speciality     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
plants of an area or a region; plant life
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
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surcharge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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an additional charge; charge an extra fee
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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tributary     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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accommodation; a temporary place to stay
the center around which something rotates; pivot
beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
hard, monotonous routine work
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