Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

attractive

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a. E.g. The mobile phone companies argue that reducing taxes will make legally imported phones more attractive than the cheaper smuggled models.

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having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
owed and payable immediately or on demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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bet

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n. E.g. I truly believe this set back, my bet is they will recover and move on, hopefully sooner than soon.

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stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
single person or thing; human regarded as a unique personality
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
basic, center, or most important part; essence
aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
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cherish

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v. E.g. One aspect of my marriage that I truly cherish is the way Darrell and I work together as a team.

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annoy persistently; harass with persistent criticism; gain by persistent coaxing
flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
line; proceed in line
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dignity

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n. E.g. They thought whatever wrongs had been done under his leadership, he had the right to retire with dignity.

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loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish or puddings
opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; sudden change
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fantasy

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n. E.g. This is a typical schoolgirl fantasy.

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catastrophe; misfortune
game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players; ball used in this game
blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
two people or things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; couple
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income

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n. E.g. I can never do that again, two-thirds of my income goes in paying the interest of mortgages.

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field where the buildings of a university are situated
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
soft semi liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
gain from labor, business, property, or capital
inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; small body of water set off from the main body
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launch

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v. E.g. Four years ago, the country became the third African nation, after South Africa and Algeria, to launch an observation satellite.

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exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
take back what one has said ; enclose or envelop completely
begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
name the price of; state a price for securities, goods, or services
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opposite

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n. E.g. People out there probably think about Switzerland as a conservative country and I think this shows that we are the opposite.

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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for
two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
favorable public reputation; great renown
all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
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reputation

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n. E.g. We have long been aware that our reputation is affected by our day-to-day dealings and negotiations with all of our society.

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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
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section

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n. E.g. The mob ran out of control along a 5 kilometer section of the main highway to Delhi, smashing fences, looting food and beating up shopkeepers.

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give temporarily; temporary provision of money
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
favorable public reputation; great renown
sound which follows flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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supreme

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a. E.g. Last Sunday the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei asked young people to remain calm in the run up to July the 9th.

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wonderful; extraordinarily good
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
most outstanding; highest; superior
with meaning; word for word; letter by letter
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update

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v. E.g. We update the kitchen in the old house and add some modern appliances.

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cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
supply with recent information; bring up to date; bring to the latest state of technology
cure; make or get healthy again
support; help; assist; improve the condition of
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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