Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

appropriate

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v. E.g. The ranch owners appropriate the lands that have originally been set aside for the Indians' use.

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put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
investigate systematically; examine; search
destroy property or hinder normal operations
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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booth

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n. E.g. There is a telephone booth near the cinema.

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quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
a number of things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
very strong wind; gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
house or shed built for temporary occupation; covered stall or temporary structure
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
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concentrate

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v. E.g. I was now able to concentrate my attention on the group by the fire.

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bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
act against or in opposition to; show a response or a reaction
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description

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n. E.g. They went in to the Facebook advertising page and changed the title description from "Advertising" to "Lying".

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trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
favorable public reputation; great renown
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forgive

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v. E.g. To forgive is the ultimate grace and is in the best tradition of Jesus who taught to turn the other cheek.

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touch the surface of lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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hawk

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n. E.g. The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.

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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
very strong wind; gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
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loan

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n. E.g. A margin loan is a facility given to an investor for the purpose of buying securities.

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subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties
give temporarily; temporary provision of money
narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
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pit

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v. E.g. You have to pit a chess player against the Russian champion.

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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
throw with force; hurl; deposit or indicate; choose actor for; give a form to; arrange
drop; sink; lose an upright position suddenly; decrease in size, extent, or range
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quest

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n. E.g. The majority of the searchers had given up the quest and gone back to their daily avocations, saying that it was plain the children could never be found.

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act of searching for something
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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severe

(10)

a. E.g. No severe or prolonged bodily illness followed this incident; it only gave my nerves a shock of which I feel the reverberation to this day.

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given to sympathy or gentleness; easily hurt; sensitive; young and vulnerable
without consideration; in spite of everything; anyway
annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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suite

(11)

n. E.g. Now you can have a full-featured office productivity suite that's compatible with Microsoft Office at just a slice of the cost.

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of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason
end of a thing; queue; last words of a play actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
offering of something to god; victim offered to god; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
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wisdom

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n. E.g. According to conventional wisdom, voters usually make their choice on the basis of domestic issues.

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service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
state that is intermediate between extremes
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
quality of being wise; knowledge ; results of wise judgments
confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration
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