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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. Active strenghth or force
scowl
paternal
vigor
ritual
2. Behaviour
destitute (v)
bigamy
endeavour
conduct
3. Person who receives benefit
shrewd
detest
beneficiary
phony
4. Stingy - like a miser
quench
fierce
moderately
miserly
5. Become healthy again
baffle
deprive
compensate
heal
6. The total number of things that someone or something is able to do
pledge
plea
repertoire
destitute (v)
7. A thick yellow or brown sauce that tastes spicy
be taken aback (by something)
lubricate
hantom
mustard
8. [≠optimistic]
pessimistic
jockey (n)
sustain
surpass
9. Fit
ppropriate
terrestrial
utter
descend
10. A period of time between two dates or events
deprive
opt
span
severity
11. One who takes part in a riot
rioter
repertoire
evade
alter
12. Find out
observant
rioter
pupil
detect
13. Supporter
abundant
imprisonment
advocate
underdog
14. Murder
submarine
juvenile
homicide
mistreat
15. You have to pay money because of something you have done
deteriorate
rioter
incur
relieve
16. To make a bad situation worse
obedience + to
undernourished
opt
aggravate
17. Feed
incur
undernourished
nourish
thrifty
18. Forbid by law or authority
convict (v)
miser
cuddle
prohibit
19. Something that you do regularly and in the same way each time [↪ routine]
utter
ritual
moderately
flora
20. Expand
expertise
audible
wither
swell
21. To accept that you are responsible for a piece of work - and start to do it
roam
rehabilitate
qualified
undertake
22. A plan or trick to make something happen
defiant
mount
implement
contrivance
23. Representative
mistreat
delegate (n)
forage for food
befall
24. To explain the meaning of something
clown
adequate
interpret
excel
25. Easily broken - delicate
rioter
mount
fragile
homicide
26. Move away from the enemy
retreat
mustard
quench
repetition
27. Fault -that which is wrong
reform
placebo
defect
chills
28. Set on fire
revision of
ignite
aggravate
swot (n)
29. Illness
aforesaid
cartilage
disorder
freight
30. Stricness -harshness -violence
cuddle
sinister
revision of
severity
31. Prove someone guilty of a crime
revive
hooligan
enthusiasm
convict (v)
32. Completely unexpected - and often very lucky
sustain
miraculous
vast
chills
33. A piece of writing - a thing
absurd
article
suffrage
quench
34. The state of being in prison
imprisonment
plea
decree
indigenous
35. To chnage and develop a new form
welfare
mutate
ambition
lubricate
36. Too hasty or careless
sinister
rash
unanimous
inquiry
37. Stay on
descend
perceive
drastic
linger
38. A member of a jury
occupation
juror
fragile
bully (n)
39. A careless or stupid mistake
surpass
moderately
stiff
blunder
40. Maintain - to make sth continue to exist for a long time
suffragette
blunder
abundant
sustain
41. Headless - careless
peripheral
reckless
prohibit
arouse
42. 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
suffragette
resist
impairment
mosquito
43. Not very hot or very cold
fierce
moderate temperatures
crafty
fortify
44. Go or come down from a higher place to a lower level
imprisonment
daze
descend
bait
45. Unclear - not certain
disorder
ambiguity
jerk
drastic
46. Someone who is not generous
legitimate
destitute (v)
miser
aggravate
47. Native
indigenous
deprive
panic
maim
48. Excitement - great interest
envy
pledge
enthusiasm
unanimous
49. Bring before a court
cautious
prosecute
observant
excessive
50. Spend foolishly - waste
squander
ingenious
welfare
undeniable