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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 3
archives     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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public records; place where public records are kept
animal or plant living on another
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
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astronomy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
an artificial channel filled with water; tube or duct
connection; joint; intersection; crossing
something appended or added
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
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clumsy     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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native; originating where it is found
awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous
tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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colossal     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
modern; belonging to the same period of time
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defy     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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be similar to; take after; look like
come into prominence; spring up; appear
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
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differ     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
begin; originate; admit into membership
be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished
overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy
give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of
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extract     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
license; authorize; hold under a lease or rental agreement of goods and services
explore with tools; investigate; search
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
move suddenly and rapidly
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fret     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
cause to be uneasy; wear away
represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate; magnify; do something to an excessive degree
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
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grid     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
care; being attentive to possible danger
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
legacy;  something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
the framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; grating or mesh
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janitor     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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door-keeper; porter; one who has the care of public building or suites of rooms
landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
element in a mixture or compound
process of modifying a person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of the body
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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lever     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
poll; detailed critical inspection
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
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mercenary     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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of or about knowledge of pharmacy or preparing medicines
interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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opponent     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
length of time something lasts
contestant; someone who offers opposition
prevailing style; manner; a way of doing something; fashion or style
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phenomenon     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing
any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun; faint light
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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queer     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
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relay     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law
act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
state of being suitable
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spectator     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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observer; audience; one who looks on
a prisoner taken by force; one kept in power of another; one charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection
decoration; something used to beautify
branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
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stabilize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly
cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
become stable or more stable
breed; emerge from the egg
gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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tilt     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
bacteria; the earliest form of an organism; seed
order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
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veto     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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rejection; a vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
the pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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