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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. Make better - improve by removing faults






2. Too hasty or careless






3. Expand






4. Rough -sharp






5. Begin - start






6. Think out - plan - invent






7. Understand






8. Find out






9. A very bad situation that someone is in






10. Very strong belief or feeling - eager






11. Very serious






12. Savage -wild






13. Send over - pass on






14. To hit or knock hard against sth






15. Good at judging






16. Lucky






17. Completely unexpected - and often very lucky






18. Come out - come up






19. A very wicked person






20. Contempt






21. Irony - satire






22. A situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order






23. Not looking/studying carefully






24. Damaged - not as good as before






25. Empty completely - tire out






26. Do better than - excel






27. To remember






28. Misfortune - disaster






29. Wild






30. Law -rule






31. Quickly






32. To become worse






33. Fault -that which is wrong






34. Make you become interested - wake someone






35. Large snake






36. Hug






37. To try very hard






38. Hug






39. [≠optimistic]






40. Prove someone guilty of a crime






41. Remove - omit






42. To make something continue to exist or happen - maintain






43. An official rule or order






44. To succeed in learning information that is hidden - or that someone does not want to tell you






45. Not to be denied






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






47. To prevent someone from having something






48. One who is expected to lose






49. Cautious






50. King or queen - ruler