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IELTS Vocab
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Subjects
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ielts
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english
,
vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Set a penalty for
brawl
stumble
penalize
maim
2. Behaviour
conduct
scorn
Anarchy
occupation
3. Look angry by lowering the eyebrows - frown
occupation
arouse
scowl
destitute (v)
4. Unequal - in an unfair way
fierce
penetrate
deprive
lopsided
5. Tiny amount - a small bite
morsel
delinquency
superficial
excel
6. Praise -respect
commend
salute
moderate temperatures
consider
7. To completely stop something by making it illegal
outlaw (v)
tyranny
mount
ban
8. A roundabout way
detour
panic
prosecute
sustain
9. A common river-fish
evade
merit
replicate
trout
10. Closly packed together -thick
violate
sniff
dense
wary
11. Small amount - little bit
executive (n)
slender
compel
trifle
12. The state of being in prison
hinder
imprisonment
swot (n)
cartilage
13. To work very hard for a long period of time
toil
span
greedy
indigenous
14. The power you have because of your official position
tact
indigenous
ambush
authority
15. The basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly - for example roads - railways - banks etc:
utilize
wobble
vigor
infrastructure
16. Done deliberately and usually intended to cause harm
intentional
vocation
extravagant
penalize
17. To chnage and develop a new form
prosper
equivalent
hooligan
mutate
18. Coming before -earlier
prior
eradicate
imprisonment
perish
19. Give up - abandon
pioneer
ariff
persuade
surrender
20. Praise
decree
surpass
verify
commend
21. One who is expected to lose
mob
fauna
linger
underdog
22. Stingy - like a miser
miserly
vast
defect
morsel
23. Not very hot or very cold
moderate temperatures
crucial
rehabilitate
encroach
24. Follow - proceed along
prior
rioter
pursue
chaos
25. To make something continue to exist or happen - maintain
sustain
despite
jockey (n)
weary
26. To breathe air into your nose noisily
manipulate
aforesaid
sinister
sniff
27. Young
detest
sanitation
commend
juvenile
28. Strong
persuade
deteriorate
robust
vicious
29. Most important and that needs attention before anything else
lopsided
recall
pauper
priority
30. Quick to notice - watchful
conduct
paternal
observant
betray
31. The way you earn money in order to live
reform
placebo
livelihood
famine
32. Signal by a motion of the hand or head
beckon
excessive
incentive
blunder
33. Look forward to - expect
proceed
anticipate
nruly
evade
34. Doubt because you do not agree completely with a plan
detest
reservation
disaster
revise
35. A thick yellow or brown sauce that tastes spicy
unanimous
onstitution
contrivance
mustard
36. Unreasoning fear
regulation
reservation
provision
panic
37. Causing or showing fear -wonder or rspect
trout
awesome
ingenious
tyranny
38. Walker
tegen
pedestrian
rational
scorn
39. Forbid by law or authority
casual
tyranny
swot (n)
prohibit
40. Not real - but seeming real
hantom
dispute
awesome
molest
41. Terrible -frightful
submarine
horrid
suspect (n)
emerge
42. To change into vapor
vaporize
juror
relieve
nruly
43. Swear - curse
oath
welfare
exhaust
feeble
44. Select
arouse
opt
collapse
ambush
45. To move with a quick sudden movement
jerk
cease
vicissitudes
endure
46. A piece of writing - a thing
assess (v)
article
reveal
device
47. Typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels
beneficiary
expel (v)
maternal
qualitative
48. Make use of
utilize
thrust
interpret
swot (n)
49. Sb who is eating in a restaurant
regulation
phony
diner
abolish
50. Listening to or watching someone carefully because you are interested
spit
aggravate
fierce
attentive