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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
accommodation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of changing or altering
thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes
living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
upward slope or grade; movement upward
an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
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aviation     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
one who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records
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compress     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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close; squeeze or press together; contract
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
pay back for some expense incurred
stop; impede; shut out from view
write under something else; subscribe; assume financial responsibility for; guarantee against failure
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condense     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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enhance; hoist; raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify
refrain from buying or using
change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
explode; burst out; become violently active
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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diagram     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan
person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
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discord     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
someone engaged in a profession as law, medicine
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escalate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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rise; increase in extent or intensity
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
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falter     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
integrate; make into or become one unit
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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harbour     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; a smoke flue or pipe; iron chimney of a steamship
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
wandering from business or duty; one who is absent without permission, especially from school
sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships; place of shelter; refuge
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inland     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
short-lived; enduring a very short time
pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
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laborious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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demanding much work or care; tedious
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
being within view or consideration, as a future event or contingency; relating to the future: expected
sophisticated; of worldwide scope
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meditate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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represent; signify; stand for
declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind
quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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omit     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention
endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
make into a ruff; disturb the surface of; make uneven by agitation; throw into disorder or confusion
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
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overthrow     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
sink; immerse; put underwater
throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
live in; occupy; reside in
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pliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
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quarterly     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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likely to fail or be inaccurate
every three months; in three-month intervals
heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
not told; not related; not revealed
extremely disturbed from emotion
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revolt     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water
complete view in every direction.
be superior; distinguish oneself
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
organize opposition to authority; make revolution
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specify     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make mad; drive to madness; craze; excite violently with passion; make very angry
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
reprocess; use again after processing
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate
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tolerable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
questionable; filled with doubt
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vindicate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position, order, or condition of
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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