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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
ancestor     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
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ascend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; slumber; be heavy with sleepiness; doze.
move up or climb something; mount
oust; discharge;  force or drive out
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compile     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
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curriculum     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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dividing line; border; frontier
one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
act of changing or altering
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program
one that looks on; spectator
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diligent     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
assiduous; industrious; hard-working
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
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diverse     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
differing in some characteristics; various
of the same or similar nature or kind
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
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evident     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
existing, happening, or done at the same time
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
easily seen or understood; obvious; apparent; clear
ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
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foresee     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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anticipate; predict; know about something before it happens
grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill a man
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furnish     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
include; consist of; be composed of
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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indicator     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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book of literary selections by various authors
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a statement or other indication of policy; light line, used in lettering, to help align the text
one who, or that which, shows or points out
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
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kindle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
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magnify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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orientate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
ban; taboo; forbid
spread or flow throughout; pervade
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
depict; describe; draw
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pastime     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of a patriot
the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather
something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement
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predominant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
most frequent or common; having superior power and influence
helper, additional or subsidiary
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rehabilitate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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move from one country or region to another and settle there
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
reach a conclusion; become systemic and spread throughout the body
lower in spirits; press down
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restrict     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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insert in a roil; register or enter in list or catalog; insert in records; enlist
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
analyze; examine; identify the cause of something
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
keep or confine within limits
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sulphur     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
tire; covering for a wheel, usually made of rubber reinforced with cords of nylon
a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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terse     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding
furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
unrestrained and violent; occurring without restraint
echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth
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underwrite     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
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