Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

associate

(1)

v. E.g. The public is likely to associate a word or mark with a given company.

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point out; direct to a knowledge of
advise; suggest
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
connect or join together; combine
pursue for the purpose of killing or taking; hunt; follow as if to catch
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beaten

(2)

a. E.g. Finally we saw a village located well off the beaten path.

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lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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complicated

(3)

a. E.g. Legally this is a hugely complicated case and it will take months for the judge to reach the verdict.

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difficult to analyze or understand
excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
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defeat

(4)

v. E.g. Internal conflicts defeat the purpose of teamwork.

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remove the surface from
long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
blame; condemn
disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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foundation

(5)

n. E.g. There is little foundation for his objections, nobody follow him.

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person who inherits some title or office
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
basis on which something is grounded
basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature; rule of personal conduct
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influence

(6)

n. E.g. She used her parent's influence to get the job quickly.

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surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx
storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
state of being public; information to attract public notice
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mask

(7)

v. E.g. He wants to mask his disappointment.

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invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
try to conceal something; disguise; hide under a false appearance
protect or fight for as first place
flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
separate or be separated by force; divide or disrupt; fill with tears or shed tears
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occasion

(8)

n. E.g. He must buy what he has little occasion for.

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significant event that occurs at a critical time; opportunity to do something; event or happening
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
commercial center of a town or city
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pole

(9)

n. E.g. But the Clinton stash keeps her in pole position in the race to secure the party nomination in a year's time.

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action or manner of throwing something
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of urgent need for action or assistance
meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
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sincere

(10)

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

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of a white or pale color; without color; empty; void
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
owed and payable immediately or on demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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square

(11)

v. E.g. She could not square the request with her principles.

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regard with respect; favorable regard
break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split; hit forcefully; pass through
make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
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thumb

(12)

n. E.g. Each boy pricked the ball of his thumb and squeezed out a drop of blood.

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inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; small body of water set off from the main body
small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
being in existence; something presented as a gift; period of time that is happening now
short, thick first digit of human hand
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