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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
apparent     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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no fixed or regular course; wandering
helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics; critical to an intended objective
expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye
eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
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attendant     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway
observer; audience; one who looks on
aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
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coalition     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address
chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
thorough physical examination
partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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dart     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw down an opponent; struggle or strive earnestly
cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
move suddenly and rapidly
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
seclude; set apart or cut off from others
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doom     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
great gun; firearm for discharging heavy shot with great force; loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung
one who has charge of money; cash keeper
thorough physical examination
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elderly     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
slightly wet; damp or humid
capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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fluff     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
segment; fragment; a small proportion of
inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
limitation on imports; ration; prescribed number
a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
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highlight     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
make prominent; emphasize; stress
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infant     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
quality; attribute; distinguishing feature; slight degree or amount
child in the first period of life; young babe
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
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linen     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
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multiply     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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keep under control; hold back; place limits on
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
proliferate; increase; combine by multiplication
throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
become worse; decline; fall
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paddle     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
put at risk; adventure
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pervert     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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proliferate; increase; combine by multiplication
devour; use fuel, energy, or time, especially in large amounts
cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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quarry     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
specialized knowledge; expert skill
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
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scope     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
step; pace; significant progress
range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
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specimen     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal
an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
emulation; copying the actions of someone else
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suspension     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs
temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
a place where milk is produced, kept or converted into butter or cheese
violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
receiver; one that receives or is receptive
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thrust     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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push; force used in pushing; activity or idea is the main or essential thing it expresses
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section
act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
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twig     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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small branch or division of a branch
act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage
quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood
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