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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
amend     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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attain     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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reckon; make a mathematical calculation
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
achieve or accomplish; gain
make equal or equivalent; consider, treat, or depict as equal or equivalent
intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
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carcass     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form; part of a building above the foundation
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
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counterpart     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city
introduction of something new
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
duplicate copy; one that closely resembles another
a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
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diffuse     Speak
 
(5)
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spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
bring heavy destruction on; devastate
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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distil     Speak
 
(6)
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deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
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excrement     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
ban on commerce or other activity
evil deed; wicked action
disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes
waste material, especially fecal matter that is expelled from body after digestion; matter excreted and ejected
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extort     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
cause to come together formally
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
continue; insist; persevere
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gleam     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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make threefold or triple; play or sing the highest part or most acute sounds
cause to emit a flash of light
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
wander; move about aimlessly; walk about casually or for pleasure
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incite     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
be superior; distinguish oneself
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
continue; insist; persevere
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interim     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
an attribute or requirement that must be met
the time between one event, process; interval of time
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mirage     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place; sequence
the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
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narrative     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of succeeding, or following after; following of things in order of time or place; sequence
story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
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pedestrian     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
in the middle of; among; surrounded by
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear
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pinnacle     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
a set of principles of right conduct; theory or a system of moral values
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
push; driving force; an act of propelling
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quarterly     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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every three months; in three-month intervals
made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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robust     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
helper, additional or subsidiary
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
firmly established by nature or habit
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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succumb     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
leave out of; keep out of; reject
bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
spread or flow throughout; pervade
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throng     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
large group of people gathered or crowded closely together
deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
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vogue     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat
introduction, usually to a poem or play
introduction of something new
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
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