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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. To be very surprised or shocked by something






2. Typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels






3. Tell beforehand






4. Make stronger






5. Produce exact copy






6. Stricness -harshness -violence






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






8. Always wanting more food - money -...






9. To explain the meaning of something






10. Not very hot or very cold






11. Lucky






12. Make use of






13. Relating to the earth






14. Push with force






15. Admit to be true






16. To explain something






17. The protection of public health by removing and treating waste - dirty water etc






18. Murder






19. Having too muh pride in one's ability - looks - etc






20. To give a group of people the right to vote






21. [≠optimistic]






22. To undrestand






23. Tierd






24. Excitement - great interest






25. To move unsteadily from side to side - or make something do this






26. Person who receives benefit






27. Large snake






28. Cruel or unfair control over other people






29. King or queen - ruler






30. Manager






31. To remember






32. Win over to do or believe -convince






33. Eat hungrily - absorb completely






34. Prohibit - forbid






35. Blunder (while speaking) - make a mistake






36. A job or profession






37. Break down - fail suddenly






38. Cry loud and long






39. In order to






40. To become worse






41. To accept that you are responsible for a piece of work - and start to do it






42. Having suitable knowledge - experience - or skills - especially for a particular job






43. Restless - anxious






44. Make less - reduce the pain of - replace






45. The quality of being better






46. A period of time between two dates or events






47. Mysterious - unearthy






48. Relating to the quality or standard of something rather than the quantity






49. Fake






50. Embarrassing - not easily managed - no well-suited to use