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IELTS Vocab
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Subjects
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ielts
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Illtreat -maltreat
slender
compensate
mistreat
shrewd
2. To examine someone or something very carefully
squander
swell
hazy
scrutinize
3. A situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order
chaos
imprisonment
uneasy
venture
4. Cruel or unfair control over other people
maternal
miser
tyranny
jockey (n)
5. To make it difficult for something to develop or succeed
persuade
enfranchise
hinder
lopsided
6. Small animals that are troublesome or destructive
compel
reckless
enthusiasm
vermin
7. A trap
ambush
fragile
subside
utilize
8. Very basic
rudimentary
odour
partial
jagged
9. To provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want
cater for somebody/something
infrastructure
merchandise
inuit
10. Grieve - feel or show sorrow for
chills
mourn
pauper
probe
11. Push with force
bakelite
sustain
thrust
dweller
12. Clothes
apparel
superiority
thrust
mourn
13. Closly packed together -thick
ntamed
dense
slender
squander
14. Stingy - like a miser
vermin
miserly
detour
expertise
15. Unclear - not certain
famine
feeble
ambiguity
probe
16. Coming before -earlier
ave
prior
horrid
provision
17. The power you have because of your official position
awkward
authority
ambiguity
revise
18. In complete agreement
trout
disregard
pierce
unanimous
19. Clever - having new ideas
pastime
transmit
persuade
innovative
20. Lawless
pierce
mutate
undertake
nruly
21. To completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem
eradicate
eliminate
sinister
neutral
22. Bring back or come back to life or consciousness
revive
indigenous
utilize
vain
23. Make known
pessimistic
terrestrial
impairment
reveal
24. A strong desire to achieve something
ambition
enthusiasm
marvelous
odour
25. Become healthy again
stiff
toil
perish
heal
26. Representative
juvenile
famine
swot (n)
delegate (n)
27. Do better than - excel
livelihood
starvation
pupil
surpass
28. Not total
strike
partial
emission
precaution
29. An official rule or order
destitute (v)
cautious
regulation
descend
30. A noisy crowl or fight
brawl
monarch
aforesaid
delegate (n)
31. To suddenly move very quickly in a particular direction
enthusiasm
contempt
surge
superiority
32. Jealousy
disregard
homicide
envy
advocate
33. To behave in a silly and funny way
sarcasm
adequate
prosper
clown
34. All the plants that grow in a particular place
eradicate
perceive
flora
rudimentary
35. Decrease
lessen (v)
vapor
shrewd
precede
36. A very bad situation that someone is in
plight (of)
integrate
superficial
aforesaid
37. A woman who tried to gain the right to vote for women especially as a member of a group in Britain or the US in the early 20th century
oath
suffragette
assess (v)
executive (n)
38. A common river-fish
regulation
trout
maim
vermin
39. Fake
aggravate
swot (n)
phony
penalize
40. Quickly
maim
swiftly
villain
assessment
41. Having too muh pride in one's ability - looks - etc
vain
tact
be taken aback (by something)
qualified
42. Not to be denied
undeniable
calamity
ambition
audible
43. Easily broken - delicate
fragile
strike
assessment
envy
44. Mislead - make someone believe as true sth that is false
deceive
utter
squad
squander
45. Dishonest person who tricks and deceives people
moderate temperatures
mountebank
absurd
consent
46. The state of being private and away from other people
transmit
apparel
seclusion
undertake
47. Vary
eliminate
alter
pauper
rioter
48. Evil -wicked -dishonest
strike
regulation
sinister
molest
49. To threaten to hurt someone or frighten them - especially someone smaller or weaker
bully (v)
degenerated
assess (v)
fragile
50. An official order or decision
delinquent
decree
impaired
legitimate