Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

aggressive

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a. E.g. During his tenure in Beijing, Huntsman was known as an aggressive advocate for human rights and pushed to expand U.S. economic ties with China.

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making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale
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bay

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n. E.g. In the library, the books on history are all kept in one bay.

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experiment; act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; small body of water set off from the main body
quality of being wise; knowledge ; results of wise judgments
doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
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comedy

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n. E.g. Anne Bancroft was also a regular in the comedy films made by her beloved second husband Mel Brooks.

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field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause; feeling of excitement
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deserve

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v. E.g. The publishers say they are not cashing in, just treating the emergency services with the respect they deserve.

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face; confront; meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence; melt metal and pour into a mold
be worthy of; have a right to
combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
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entertainment

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n. E.g. We feasted that evening as on nectar and ambrosia; and not the least delight of the entertainment was the smile of gratification with which our hostess regarded us, as we satisfied our famished appetites on the delicate fare she liberally supplied.

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act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
amusement; fun
solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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humble

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a. E.g. 'May it please your Majesty,' said Two, in a very humble tone, going down on one knee as he spoke, 'we were trying--'

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in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
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liquor

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n. E.g. If you study the numbers closely, you see that liquor is probably wildly popular with women in their 20s, and unpopular with men the same age.

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any liquid, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
organ situated in floor of mouth; speech; language; clapper of bell
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passport

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n. E.g. The first thing I put in my bag beside my passport is my iPod because I need sound and music in trip.

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legal document identifying the bearer as citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad
undesirable or troublesome plant, especially growing where it is not wanted as in a garden.
clump; cluster; gathering
improper use or handling; misuse
a number of things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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reference

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n. E.g. Her speeches have special reference to environmental policy.

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workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than formal paper
act of referring or consulting; remark that calls attention to something or someone
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
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sincere

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a. E.g. He was a good man, decent and sincere.

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authentic; real; true
concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
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specific

(11)

a. E.g. FBI officials stressed that they were aware of no specific plot to attack any other aircraft.

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dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
engaged in, or suitable for a profession
particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person
of high worth or cost
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theft

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n. E.g. The main problem in arresting the theft is a lack of political will.

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dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
covered and enclosed entrance to building; covered passage
a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
catastrophe; misfortune
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