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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
ancestor     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
wavelike motion; undulation; sound like that of water running over a stony bottom
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
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ardent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
lazy; with little movement; very slow
opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
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combustible     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous
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cosy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
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deflate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
close; squeeze or press together; contract
confer knighthood upon; honor with a new title or description; entitle; adorn
reach a conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
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disarray     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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throw into disorder; break the array of.
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
lead forth; conclude by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of
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enquire     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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put out or expel from a place; discharge
seek information by asking a question
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
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forecast     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
a period of fourteen consecutive days
prediction about how something will develop, as for weather
brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
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historian     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall
one who is an authority on history
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
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increment     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
possession or occupancy of lands or buildings under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another
act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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literacy     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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reading and writing; ability to read and write
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle; wagon
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
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monologue     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
act of changing or altering
flowing into; mass arrival or incoming
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
instruction; description; an act of specifying or making a detailed statement
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originate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
obtain from another by coercion; get money by threats
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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oust     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
expel; eject from a position or place; force out
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
be full of; be plentiful
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physique     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a bowl-shaped tool with many small holes, used to separate larger from smaller pieces or solids from a liquid
standard of measurement; a geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space
perseverance; state or fact of persevering; continuing existence
seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness
natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
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prohibit     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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move from one country or region to another and settle there
provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
ban; taboo; forbid
put out or expel from a place; discharge
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shutter     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a hinged blind for a window
trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
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soar     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt
fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought, spirits, or imagination
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
do harm to; inflict damage; do injustice to
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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tinge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
an attribute or requirement that must be met
degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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versatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
characterized by unrest or disorder
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
precisely and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious
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