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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
anthropology     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section
the material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
having and controlling property
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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astronomy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
framework; an internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
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cement     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
good form; style; elegance under being fashionable
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
province; district; tract; neighborhood; the upper air; sky or heavens; inhabitants of a district
living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
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colony     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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deprive     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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plant; place seeds in or on
characterize; differentiate; recognize
persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
go about or entirely round; make the circuit of; enclose on all sides; surround
deny; take something take away
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divert     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially based on special knowledge
distract; withdraw money and move into a different location
make amends for; reimburse
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end
bait; charm; attract
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enhance     Speak
 
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v.  
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make better or more attractive; increase; improve
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end
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feud     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion
fellow worker; associate; co-worker
a bitter quarrel between two parties
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
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imperial     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in energy or will;  peacefully resistant in response to injustice
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
existing in idea or thought; conception; intellectual; mental;  imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model
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infirmary     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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health facility where patients receive treatment
military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
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justification     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances
body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
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motivate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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melt, such as snow and ice; defrost; warm weather following a freeze
stimulate; impel; provide with an incentive; move to action
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
move suddenly and rapidly
take part in something; share in something
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oversee     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
bring order and organization to; harmonize
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
interplay; act together or towards others or with
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pharmacy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
gases ejected from an engine as waste products; use up the whole supply of
a small room or cabinet used for storage space
art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs
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pretentious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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reptile     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
prevention; measure taken beforehand; an act of foresight
contestant; someone who offers opposition
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shuttle     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
benefactor; regular customer
place of refuge or shelter; protection
public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft
state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex
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submit     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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refer for judgment or consideration; hand in; present
ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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tile     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others
the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains
token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
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vessel     Speak
 
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n.  
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serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
craft; ship; container for liquids
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
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