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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
afflict     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for examination of each separately
cause pain, suffering, or distress
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
reinforce; fortify; make strong or increase the strength of
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astound     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
affect with wonder; surprise; shock
excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
prolong; draw out or lengthen in time
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buoyant     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
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contaminate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
make rich; richen; improve
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detach     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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build; put together out of components or parts
purify; make more precise; improve
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
part; separate or disunite; disengage
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
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displace     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make longer; draw out; lengthen
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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excel     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
make useful; find a practical use for; utilize
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
be superior; distinguish oneself
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exposition     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a set of principles of right conduct; theory or a system of moral values
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
unfortunate accident; bad luck
a hinged blind for a window
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hinge     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
standard of measurement; a geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space
something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
payment or expense; output
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indispensable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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weak; lacking firmness
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
essential; requisite;  impossible to be omitted or remitted
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
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insulate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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stop; impede; shut out from view
make an island of; place in a detached situation or a state having no communication with surrounding objects
relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
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mire     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
oust; discharge;  force or drive out
make smooth or slippery
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nil     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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nothing; of no account; worthless; zero
silvery, moderately hard metallic element
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
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permissible     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, or from one state to another; regularly progressive
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
having many sides; many-sided
occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
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quiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
frighten; fill with terror
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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shrewd     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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subtract     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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remove a part from the whole
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
analyze; examine; identify the cause of something
raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
frighten; fill with terror
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tenancy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall
act or pastime of visiting sights of interest
possession or occupancy of lands or buildings under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another
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undue     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
putting together; made delicately or elaborately; having been worked or prepared somehow
no longer current or applicable; antiquated
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
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