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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
appliance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
the expanse of land or water; a system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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arduous     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
open to view; not secret or hidden
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, or from one state to another; regularly progressive
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coil     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
wavelike motion; undulation; sound like that of water running over a stony bottom
degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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crouch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
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delegate     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the use of machines and computers that can operate without needing human control
mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data
lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
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embody     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
supplement with great effort; add to; augment
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
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evaporate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
vaporize; disappear; change into a vapor
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
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fibre     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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gleam     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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cause to emit a flash of light
start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
charge below or under; charge less than is usual or suitable
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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hypothesis     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
the use of machines and computers that can operate without needing human control
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
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lull     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
dividing line; border; frontier
moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
physical or conceptual structure extended or developed from a basic form; part of a building above the foundation
similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
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microfilm     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
act of doing or performing again
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nostalgia     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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nothing; of no account; worthless; zero
property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
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pant     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
breathe quickly or in a labored manner; sigh
oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
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preface     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
organization of performers and associated personnel
act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
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qualification     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
an attribute or requirement that must be met
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
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sieve     Speak
 
(17)
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
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
one that looks on; spectator
a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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sulphur     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the amount of money turned over in a specified time; the number of people replaced in a business
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
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tacit     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent
two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
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transmit     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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freshen; circulate through and freshen
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
forward; send from one person or place to another
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