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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
annuity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
flight over a specific location, usually at low altitude; overpass, as on a highway
one of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, and parallel to it
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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ascend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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move up or climb something; mount
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
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calorie     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
continuous roll of film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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contrive     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
be superior; distinguish oneself
place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
bring heavy destruction on; devastate
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depletion     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
essential quality; reputation; honor
upward slope or grade; movement upward
lack of consistency; the difference
act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
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eke     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
supplement with great effort; add to; augment
build or fuel a fire; cause to glow; light up; inspire
nourish; help grow or develop; foster
supply with necessities such as tools or provisions; furnish with the qualities necessary for the performance
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exemplify     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
serve as an example of; embody
be superior; distinguish oneself
submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
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exhort     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make an urgent appeal
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
make strong or stronger; prepare oneself for a military confrontation
impose fine or tax; collect payment
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gratuity     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
beginner; person new to a field or activity
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program
a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
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incur     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
keep or confine within limits
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
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intrinsic     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster
relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
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monologue     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
a parallelogram with four right angles
the difference in electrical charge between two points
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navigable     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
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paralyse     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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make unable to move or act; impair the progress or functioning of
move into another country to stay there permanently
call upon; ask for; request earnestly
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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placid     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
countless; too many to be counted
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prospectus     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities
a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
whirling motion; eddy, as of water
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shrug     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.
intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
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slab     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
nothing; of no account; worthless; zero
renewal;  growth of lost or destroyed parts or organs
a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with the only screen
a student who continues studies after graduation
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sustenance     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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beginner; person new to a field or activity
four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle; wagon
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
a set of principles of right conduct; theory or a system of moral values
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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treatise     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
direct financial aid by the government
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