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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 4
amplify     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
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berth     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
loud noise of many confused voices; tumult; uproar.
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commemorate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
ask a question; seek for truth or information by putting queries
move from one country or region to another and settle there
amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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consist     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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integrate; make into or become one unit
be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
make a clear distinction; distinguish; make sensible decisions; judge wisely
make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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deter     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point
make useful; find a practical use for; utilize
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
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elicit     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer
make useful; find a practical use for; utilize
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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enclose     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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include; surround on all sides; close in
pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
experience; suffer; pass through
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin
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expenditure     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any animals kept for use or profit
payment or expense; output
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry
one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
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gust     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person
the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
powerful or influential person, especially in business or industry
a small electronic device containing a semiconductor and having at least three electrical contacts
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incipient     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
lacking variety or excitement; monotonous
slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull
putting together; made delicately or elaborately; having been worked or prepared somehow
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jeopardise     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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anticipate; predict; know about something before it happens
wander or stray; turn aside sharply; climb or move upward
pose a threat to; present a danger to;  threaten
conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
make simple; make less complex; make clear by explaining for
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meagre     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered
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originate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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include; surround on all sides; close in
hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge the validity of; try to discredit
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
attach; add as supplement or appendix
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paraphrase     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
complete; consummate; make perfect
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
reckon; make a mathematical calculation
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plagiarize     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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make useful; find a practical use for; utilize
dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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procure     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
affect with wonder; surprise; shock
lead forth; conclude by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of
injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively
make sick; disease;  impair; weaken; become sick; fall into disease
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shrug     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make laws; create or pass laws
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
integrate; make into or become one unit
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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spatial     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
relating to space; existing in or connected with space
without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent
earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land
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tenable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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lazy; with little movement; very slow
capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector
deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
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voltage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
the difference in electrical charge between two points
rough surface quality; the structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; the feel of a surface or a fabric
a hinged blind for a window
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