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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 2
actively     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
overpowering in effect or strength; very great or intense; extreme
energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting
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attic     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
terror; fear; intense dislike
a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank
story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
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cathedral     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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competitor     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claim; one who competes; rival
summit; apex; maximum; prime
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
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custody     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
consent; approval to do something
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
proclaim; announces important news; messenger
one who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
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deception     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
small forest; woodland; a dense collection of trees covering a relatively small area
the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
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drawer     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out
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evaporation     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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organized structure for arranging or classifying
art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility
process of extracting moisture
provision; an agreement made by parties in a judicial proceeding
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formal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with a material that doesn't allow water in
out of houses; out of doors
official; executed, carried out or done in proper or regular form
having, or consisting of more than one part; many
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hunger     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
feeling of dissatisfaction
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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inadequate     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
exhibiting a lack of wisdom or good sense; foolish; stupid
not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
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lumber     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
govern; supervise; give or apply medications
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
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negligent     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said
emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
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pollution     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder
story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
dependence; certainty based on experience
someone who writes plays
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pressure     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
an acute febrile, highly contagious viral disease
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
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responsible     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
widespread; far-reaching; wide
glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
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scenic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
thankful; appreciative of benefits received
constituting or affording pleasing views of natural features; beautiful
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solely     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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go away or leave; missing; not present
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
alone; only; without another
energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
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telegraph     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing or restraining
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
freeing someone from the control of another
portraiture; picture; the likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
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violin     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
one of the large landmasses of the earth
the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay
thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
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