Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

bar

(1)

n. E.g. For low paid male workers - many from South Asia - the cafeterias are a social focus - the equivalent of a bar or pub in non-Muslim countries, a place to meet friends and workmates.

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allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot
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boarding

(2)

n. E.g. If I had a kid like that, I'd put him in boarding school.

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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
wooden boards collectively; act of entering a ship; supplying with meals and lodgings for pay
impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
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chapter

(3)

n. E.g. A new chapter in a novel is something like a new scene in a play.

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flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person
easing of burden or distress, such as pain or anxiety; release from post or duty; pleasant or amusing change
rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
confederate; partner; collaborator
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dip

(4)

v. E.g. Our properties dip towards the river, we lost them forever.

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strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten; appear to move downward
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
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equal

(5)

a. E.g. By combining their weight, China and Russia are making it clear: they have a voice of equal importance to the United States.

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showing reason or sound judgment; capable of reasoning; rational; being within bounds of common sense
brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
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illusion

(6)

n. E.g. Puncturing this illusion is the key to winning the battle of ideas.

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point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause; feeling of excitement
outline; biographical sketch
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
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loose

(7)

a. E.g. "Here, Bill! catch hold of this rope - Will the roof bear? - Mind that loose slate - Oh, it's coming down! Heads below!"

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conforming to a type; representative
having the ability required for a specific task
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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parade

(8)

n. E.g. Last year's fashion parade led to protests from medical associations and women's rights groups, who complained that the participants were unhealthily skinny.

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man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
march in a procession; ceremonial procession; visible display
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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positive

(9)

a. E.g. An executive involved in the meetings told that Mrs. Bush plans to write a positive book with a minimum of criticism.

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not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
involving advantage or good ; greater than zero; very sure; confident
low or inferior in station or quality; modest
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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reserve

(10)

n. E.g. The bank had put $3.9 billion in reserve to cover such costs.

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relation of a father to his child
lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
small room or apartment; room for privacy
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
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split

(11)

v. E.g. They split up after a year of marriage.

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follow in; go in search of or hunt for
break apart; cut; devide
cut the surface of; cause friction
try to conceal something; disguise; hide under a false appearance
make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
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tragedy

(12)

n. E.g. Local authorities in Egypt say that 238 people or more have died in the train tragedy south of Cairo.

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small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
particular kind; a way of expressing something
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