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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
analyse     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for examination of each separately
make less severe or harsh; moderate
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
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baffle     Speak
 
(2)
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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
enhance; hoist; raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
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cluster     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists
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cumulative     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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increasing by successive addition
lacking wit or imagination; ordinary
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; exceeding proper limits
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depict     Speak
 
(5)
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occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
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elicit     Speak
 
(6)
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draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
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erode     Speak
 
(7)
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confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
oust; discharge;  force or drive out
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
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fluctuate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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organize opposition to authority; make revolution
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
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generalize     Speak
 
(9)
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pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
reach a conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
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indefinite     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
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loom     Speak
 
(11)
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reach a conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
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mould     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
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nominate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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isolate; separate; divide from the main body
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power
restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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outlying     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
characterized by unrest or disorder
countless; too many to be counted
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
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preface     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
one who is an authority on history
friction between body and surface on which it moves
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punctual     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
consisting in a point; limited to a point; unexpended; precise
not fitting; lacking in harmony or compatibility
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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scarcely     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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helper, additional or subsidiary
rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
hardly; barely; only just
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
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storey     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data
story; floor or level of a building or ship
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
bill; commercial document issued by a seller to the buyer indicating the products, quantities, and prices
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temperate     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
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translucent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
in name only; insignificantly small
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
very cautious; on guard; watchful
partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen
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