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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
albeit     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
even though; although; notwithstanding
being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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assert     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
raise; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
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complement     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
live in; occupy; reside in
move from one country or region to another and settle there
complete; consummate; make perfect
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concerted     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
planned or accomplished together; combined
having no tone; unmusical.
expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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dilate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
make up; form something
make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
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distil     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
supply with necessities such as tools or provisions; furnish with the qualities necessary for the performance
drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
make smooth or slippery
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engross     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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restrict in movement; circumscribe
ban; taboo; forbid
occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
throw into disorder; break the array of.
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exposition     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
sleeplessness; uneasiness; state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context
natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
crime of pirate; robbery committed at sea; unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted or patented material
bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
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gaol     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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whirling motion; eddy, as of water
opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship
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infer     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations
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lull     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
one of the often brightly colored parts of a flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
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mercantile     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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trading; commercial; of or relating to trade or traders
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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odour     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture
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overture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct
using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
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poise     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
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questionnaire     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
one of the often brightly colored parts of a flower, immediately surrounding reproductive organs
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
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simulate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
represent; signify; stand for
open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
state something as true; assert; confirm
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stimulus     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
helps something to happen more quickly
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
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temperament     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
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vigorous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
characterized by unrest or disorder
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
robust; healthy; energetic, and active in mind or body
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