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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
antagonism     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid
block consisting of a thick piece of something
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arbitrary     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
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classify     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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bring out; arouse; call forth
replace or enhance human labor with machines
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
give a bodily form to; represent in a bodily or material form; incorporate
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conserve     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
isolate; separate; divide from the main body
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
make a pretense of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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deplore     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
change an aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
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disclose     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete
occur at the same time as; correspond
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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equip     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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supplement with great effort; add to; augment
place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
comply with; follow; fit; meet
rise; increase in extent or intensity
supply with necessities such as tools or provisions; furnish with the qualities necessary for the performance
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flyover     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
flight over a specific location, usually at low altitude; overpass, as on a highway
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter
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gape     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
flow over; cover with, or as with, water or other fluid; spread over; flow over the brim of
step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
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indefinite     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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sticking together; stubbornly unyielding; holding together firmly
full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
major; important; outweighing
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lavish     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
striking one object against another sharply
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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mirage     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
sleeplessness; uneasiness; state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk
book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms
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notation     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
the difference in electrical charge between two points
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panorama     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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mark a line below, as words; underscore.
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
slip or glide away; pass away silently
shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
complete view in every direction.
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pinnacle     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a piece of orange or lemon peel used to give flavor to liquor; something that gives a pleasant taste; appetizer
the practice of traveling for pleasure; the business of providing tours and services for tourists
peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
expelling; driving or forcing out; summary removal from membership or association
building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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profuse     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
characterized by unrest or disorder
put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
most favorable or advantageous
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repent     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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cause to feel remorse or regret; feel regret or self-reproach for
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
supply with necessities such as tools or provisions; furnish with the qualities necessary for the performance
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
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subscribe     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
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texture     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
the time between one event, process; interval of time
tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
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typhoon     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude
one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
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