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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
annihilate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
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beautician     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
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cognitive     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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following in time or order; succeeding; later
relating to where a person or animal was born; native
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
being beyond what is required or sufficient
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conservatory     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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introduction, usually to a poem or play
incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
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deluge     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities
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discrepancy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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one who is an authority on history
helps something to happen more quickly
lack of consistency; the difference
transmitting money, bills, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in the discharge of an obligation
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
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empirical     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
likely to fail or be inaccurate
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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framework     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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beginner; person new to a field or activity
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
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glacier     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
island; spot within another of a different color
a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it
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illiterate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
marked by or given to doubt; questioning
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
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intensify     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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go through or across, often under difficult conditions
close; squeeze or press together; contract
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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microfilm     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
standard of measurement; a geometric function that describes the distances between pairs of points in a space
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nautical     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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short-lived; enduring a very short time
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
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paradigm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
change; alteration, either in form or qualities.
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
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precipice     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
a hinged blind for a window
sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of a meal; grain, as oats or wheat
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reimburse     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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seek information by asking a question
pay back for some expense incurred
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
state something as true; assert; confirm
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
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retort     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with the only screen
the difference in electrical charge between two points
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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submerge     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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sink; immerse; put underwater
counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance
overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host
leave out of; keep out of; reject
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
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tamper     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
make up; form something
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
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vehement     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
occurring or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; unreal
without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent
likely to fail or be inaccurate
following in time or order; succeeding; later
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