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IELTS Vocab

Subjects : ielts, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Ceremony of marriage






2. Sb who is eating in a restaurant






3. If something unpleasant or dangerous befalls you - it happens to you






4. Cruel or unfair control over other people






5. Blunder (while speaking) - make a mistake






6. Large snake






7. Not planned or expected






8. Someone usually a child who studies very hard






9. Special skills or knowledge in a particular subject - learning by experience or training






10. Get up on






11. Law -rule






12. To make someone pay money as a punishment






13. Not total






14. Excitement - great interest






15. Not very hot or very cold






16. Fair or reasonable






17. All the plants that grow in a particular place






18. Freight - the goods that are being carried in a ship or plane






19. Clever - having new ideas






20. Unreasoning fear






21. Irony - satire






22. Of no use






23. Putting on oil -grease or similar substance






24. To explain something that is difficult to understand






25. A place where an organized meeting - concert etc takes place






26. Spend foolishly - waste






27. Bring back or come back to life or consciousness






28. Go or come down from a higher place to a lower level






29. Done deliberately and usually intended to cause harm






30. The quality of being better






31. Based on reasons rather than emotions [≠irrational]






32. Mysterious - unearthy






33. In spite of






34. Move away from the enemy






35. Make stronger






36. Tell beforehand






37. Misty -smoky -unclear






38. Eat hungrily - absorb completely






39. Rude and offensive






40. Understand






41. Doubt because you do not agree completely with a plan






42. Be too hard to understand or solve






43. Headless - careless






44. In complete agreement






45. Flying insect that sucks the blood of people






46. Quickly






47. Make less - reduce the pain of - replace






48. Take money - rights -etc. - away by cheating






49. Very unsatisfactory - miserable






50. Misfortune - disaster