Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

auction

(1)

n. E.g. The auction is over and the winning bid was 1000 dollars.

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estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
public sale of property to the highest bidder
small hole or loop; good discernment; organ of vision or of light sensitivity
allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
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catholic

(2)

a. E.g. He was extremely catholic in his taste and read everything he could find in the library.

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beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
deserving of blame; adjudged to have committed crime
fixed; exact; having distinct limits
broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
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circuit

(3)

n. E.g. But, on rare occasions, microscopic metal particles can lead to a short circuit within the cell, causing overheating and potentially flames.

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electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
something that resembles or harmonizes with
protection against future loss; act, business, or system of insuring
single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
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deserve

(4)

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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long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
draw or pass the tongue over; pass or lap quickly and rapidly; beat thoroughly in a competition or fight
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten; appear to move downward
be worthy of; have a right to
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full

(5)

a. E.g. Luckily for Alice, the little magic bottle now had its full effect, and she grew no larger.

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of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
accurate or careful; complete
filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
belonging to oneself or itself; not foreign; domestic
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instinct

(6)

n. E.g. It often puts EU into conflict with members, such as Germany, whose natural instinct was to protect industries that employed thousands of people.

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act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
findings of jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
inborn pattern of behavior ; nature
solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
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lose

(7)

v. E.g. Ah, my dear! Let this be a lesson to you never to lose your temper!

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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
state clearly; make known formally or officially
cause something happen; set off
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
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pitch

(8)

v. E.g. She will pitch her speech to the teenagers in the audience.

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stop motion; curb or restrain
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
set firmly; throw, usually with careful aim; discard by throwing
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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recover

(9)

v. E.g. He is very ill and unlikely to recover in this month.

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make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
get or find back; regain a former condition
disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
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respond

(10)

v. E.g. Doctors hope his cancer to respond to the aggressive therapy.

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show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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suck

(11)

v. E.g. He should suck the poison from the place where the snake bit.

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draw liquid into mouth; take in; draw something by vacuum
drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
face; confront; meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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undo

(12)

v. E.g. 'A knot!' said Alice, always ready to make herself useful, and looking anxiously about her. 'Oh, do let me help to undo it!'

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release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
make known; disclose or show
consent to; give permission
express the need or desire for; ask for
make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from mouth as birds
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