Test sheet for IELTS Vocabulary Test Online

awful

(1)

a. E.g. He says the budget is in awful shape and we need to take steps to fix it.

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capable of arousing and holding the attention
causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope
beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
having an opponent; averse of
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breakdown

(2)

n. E.g. His frequent depressions were the prelude to a complete mental breakdown.

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process of failing to function or continue; sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data
mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
position at which two lines, surfaces, or edges meet and form an angle
money risked on gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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compound

(3)

v. E.g. The makers compound the ingredients by design.

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be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
humiliate; shame; cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
circle; ring; move in loops; make a loop in; join with a loop
touch the surface of lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
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dizzy

(4)

a. E.g. I am a bit dizzy from the effort of writing and distributing, and receiving the responses.

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logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
conforming to a type; representative
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
having or causing a whirling sensation
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exotic

(5)

a. E.g. Because of his exotic headdress, he was followed in the streets by small children who laughed at his strange appearance.

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without an equal; being the only one of its kind
highest in office or rank; principal; head
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
trivial; of small importance; very small
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fusion

(6)

n. E.g. True, the energy released in fusion is less than using He-3, but is magnitude cheaper and faster.

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union; act of melting together by heat
sign posted in public place as an advertisement
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
show or display; act of presenting something to sight or view
a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
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loyal

(7)

a. E.g. When he fails, you cannot do more for him, but you can be loyal.

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morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
of a white or pale color; without color; empty; void
steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
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pathetic

(8)

a. E.g. The old, rather shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic.

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existing or occurring before something else
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
lacking strength or vigor ; weak
informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
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reckon

(9)

v. E.g. Well-a-well, man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble, as the Scripture says, and I reckon it's so.

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be worthy of; have a right to
compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
humiliate; shame; cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
penetrate; make a hole into
set or ask for a certain price; load to capacity; fill; instruct or urge authoritatively; command
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residence

(10)

n. E.g. Crowds of fans gathered outside the Bachchan residence in suburban Mumbai as news of the engagement spread.

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official house; large house; act of dwelling in a place
white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
process of failing to function or continue; sudden collapse in physical or mental health; summary of itemized data
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split

(11)

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

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send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
break apart; cut; devide
solidify; guarantee; convince
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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term

(12)

n. E.g. The Treasury Department announced plans to sell $50 billion in short term securities next week.

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money paid at the time of purchase; money in the form of bills or coins; currency
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
limited period of time; point in time at which something ends; termination; deadline
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
sudden mass fear and anxiety
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