Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

annual

(1)

a. E.g. It says that the Queen's role in the annual state opening of parliament should be changed.

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previously unknown; strikingly new, unusual, or different; young
occurring or payable every year
not easily moved or disturbed
concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
with respect to; by concerning
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catch

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v. E.g. A person's genetic makeup has a strong influence on the likelihood that they catch HIV.

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connect or join together; combine
capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
destroy property or hinder normal operations
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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compliment

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n. E.g. A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.

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preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
criteria; basis for comparison
praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
place of the dead, or of souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
cellar; storage room
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distraction

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n. E.g. He drives me to distraction, I have to take a break.

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thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
findings of jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
vacation spot; act of turning to for assistance
house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
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exotic

(5)

a. E.g. Because of his exotic headdress, he was followed in the streets by small children who laughed at his strange appearance.

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having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
unavoidable; incapable of being avoided or prevented
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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gallery

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n. E.g. The museum's main gallery is reserved for the sculptures.

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easing of burden or distress, such as pain or anxiety; release from post or duty; pleasant or amusing change
long usually narrow room ; covered corridor
hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; closed hand
blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
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mighty

(7)

a. E.g. Investment guru Warren Buffett comes in at number two, worth ten billion less than the mighty Bill.

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accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
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plea

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n. E.g. He did not attend the dinner; his plea was that he was too busy to come.

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road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
request for help; excuse or pretext
give temporarily; temporary provision of money
person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression; favorable estimation
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principle

(9)

n. E.g. This decision was based on principle rather than expediency.

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governing direction for a specific purpose; regulation; systematic method
screenplay; outline or model of an expected sequence of events
surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature; rule of personal conduct
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slim

(10)

a. E.g. I remember her as a slim young woman, with black hair, dark eyes, very nice features, and good, clear complexion.

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small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
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snap

(11)

v. E.g. The sales clerk did not snap a reply at any angry customers.

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blame; condemn
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
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vow

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n. E.g. Not only were they as good as their word, but the vow is kept to this day by their children's children.

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free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
solemn promise made to God; promise of fidelity; pledge of love or affection
recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
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