Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

administration

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n. E.g. Obviously, the key person in administration is the man in the White House.

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preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
kind or species; a class of;
act of getting point in a game or sport; facts about an actual situation
management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
covered and enclosed entrance to building; covered passage
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bite

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v. E.g. Our laws must bite, that is the only language that the criminals will understand.

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invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
revoke; call off; omit or delete
make known; disclose or show
pierce skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
humiliate; shame; cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
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conspiracy

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n. E.g. Information minister Jerry Gana released a statement in which he says there has been an international media conspiracy against Nigeria.

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plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
jump; hop; place jumped over or from
quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
act that violates of the rules of a sport
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defeat

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

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pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
show, make visible or apparent
perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
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emergency

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n. E.g. An air traffic manager reported to the Air Force that he had a signal from an emergency beacon.

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dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of urgent need for action or assistance
act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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hostile

(6)

a. E.g. The authorities say negative reports on Zimbabwe are a false creation by what they term a hostile Western media.

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capable of arousing and holding the attention
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
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major

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a. E.g. We have met with major problems in the project and they will be addressed as schedule.

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having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important
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mission

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n. E.g. The planes were on a bombing mission of 1000 miles away.

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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
quality of being wise; knowledge ; results of wise judgments
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
assignment that is given to a person or group; operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; job; task
public room with seating where people can wait; living room; lobby
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policy

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n. E.g. His overall Latin American policy is just as troubling so no country welcomes his visiting until now.

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quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for
plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
follow after; follow with a view to obtain; endeavor to attain
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sewer

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n. E.g. A sewer is an artificial pipe or system used to remove human liquid waste and to provide drainage.

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waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; closet
self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
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target

(11)

n. E.g. The iPhone 5 is an obvious target for Apple fans to pursue.

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reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
certificate for shareholder of corporation; total amount of goods in a shop
plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
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upset

(12)

a. E.g. As soon as the jury had a little recovered from the shock of being upset, and their slates and pencils had been found and handed back to them.

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concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by origin of something
clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
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