Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

apply

(1)

v. E.g. You cannot apply all money to your mortgage.

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move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot
investigate systematically; examine; search
escape fluid from container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
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belly

(2)

n. E.g. His belly is like a cooking pot, Which happens when you eat a lot.

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end of a thing; queue; last words of a play actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to student
moral fault or failing; evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit; physical defect or weakness
part of human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
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coincidence

(3)

n. E.g. Was it just a coincidence that John and she had chanced to meet at the market, or was he deliberately trying to seek her out?

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limited period of time; point in time at which something ends; termination; deadline
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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dock

(4)

v. E.g. They will dock us of two days of our annual leave.

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make less severe or strict; become less tense
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
play or game for money or other stake; lose or squander by gaming
prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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figure

(5)

n. E.g. The fact that the main figure is screaming his throat on the front page is enough for me.

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soft tissue of body, mainly muscle and fat; substance; reality; surface or skin of human body; meat of animals
solemn promise; commitment to tell the truth
model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
act or an instance of buying; something bought
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
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gorgeous

(6)

a. E.g. Just one word of warning: a Swiss team has actually qualified for the World Cup - so those Swiss men, gorgeous or otherwise, might all be watching the match.

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dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
with meaning; word for word; letter by letter
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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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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unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
by the length; in a line with the length; onward; forward; in company; together
by moving in or forming a circle; from beginning to end; throughout; to a specific place or person
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
particular to a given individual; concerning or affecting a particular person
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obsessed

(8)

a. E.g. So when people say I'm obsessed, which is a clever way of saying please shut up, I don't like your facts.

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virtually; actually; for all practical purpose
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope
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policy

(9)

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

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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
play; literary work intended for theater
place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
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ritual

(10)

n. E.g. The Catholic wedding will follow the next day with a final ritual.

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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
way for travel or transportation
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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swell

(11)

v. E.g. The bellies of the starving children began to swell yesterday.

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turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer
bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
pierce painfully with sharp pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings
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therapy

(12)

n. E.g. Some struggle for years in therapy with one practitioner after another, and never seem to make any progress.

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point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
healing power or quality; treatment of illness
hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to student
follow after; follow with a view to obtain; endeavor to attain
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