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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
amplify     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
focus toward; determine position with reference to another point; locate to face the east
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
assign; distribute according to plan
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aspiration     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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centenary     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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extremely disturbed from emotion
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile
relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect
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crease     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem
the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
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degrade     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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go beyond in performance; excel; surpass.
play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
reduce level; lower grade of something
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
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discrete     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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excerpt     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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students visiting a foreign country to study, board with a local family at an affordable price
place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics
one who or that which succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left
shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar
passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
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feasible     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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varied;  consisting of various types mixed together
capable of being accomplished or brought about
constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
by which; by what; how
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gaol     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities
hard, monotonous routine work
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
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indemnity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage; immunity from penalty, or the punishment; amnesty
a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
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isle     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
island; spot within another of a different color
a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria
a period of fourteen consecutive days
harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
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moderate     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
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oblong     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
helper, additional or subsidiary
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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paradigm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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optical instruments that contain reflecting elements, such as mirrors and prisms; general or comprehensive view
a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
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platitude     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
state of poor nutrition
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
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purge     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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scant     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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containing or derived from error; mistaken
extremely disturbed from emotion
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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specify     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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continue; insist; persevere
make threefold or triple; play or sing the highest part or most acute sounds
explain or describe something clearly and exactly; designate
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
make whole; combine; make into one unit
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tariff     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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tax on goods coming into a country
the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles
possession or occupancy of lands or buildings under a lease; temporary possession of what belongs to another
a small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain
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uprising     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of rising; steep place; insurrection; popular revolt
a parallelogram with four right angles
helps something to happen more quickly
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
title; chapter heading; text under illustration
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