Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

anxiety

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n. E.g. To wait in anxiety is perhaps the hardest thing in life; tea, tobacco, and hot baths are the possible anodynes.

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a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
ticket or slip of identification; written order to bank to pay from deposit
concern something in state of painful uneasiness; state of restlessness and agitation
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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bound

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n. E.g. Supreme Court ended a term bound to affect our lives in significant ways in the months ahead.

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interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
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civilian

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a. E.g. The first is integrating former rebels back into civilian life.

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with respect to; by concerning
trivial; of small importance; very small
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
of or relating to nonmilitary life
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dip

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

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insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten; appear to move downward
make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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explode

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v. E.g. Three bombs explode outside a police station in the Greek capital Athens.

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erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
shut with force and a loud noise; strike with force
tear into pieces; raise the fibers of
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herb

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n. E.g. A herb is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties, flavor, scent.

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confederate; partner; collaborator
increase in cost; the amount a salary is increased; long walk or march
relation of a father to his child
plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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link

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v. E.g. After a whole day shopping, the travelers will link up again at the airport.

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perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
touch the surface of lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
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nuclear

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a. E.g. The resolution states that CPS Energy should invest further in nuclear energy.

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from side to side; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length
one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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possession

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n. E.g. She will also retain possession of her father's home, and many of his personal effects.

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act of having and controlling property; belongings
strong feeling or emotion ; fervor
disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
follow after; follow with a view to obtain; endeavor to attain
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signal

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n. E.g. He awaited the signal to start.

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a sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person
magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
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symbol

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n. E.g. Often the destruction takes place in public, as a visible symbol of peace replacing war.

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sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
vessel; large cylindrical container
beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; dry cell that produces electric current
quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
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volume

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n. E.g. The remains, much reduced in volume from the original, had been preserved in the silver box.

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teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
science that deals with mental processes and behavior
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