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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. Illegal or immoral behaviour or actions - especially by young people






2. Vary






3. Cautious






4. Get away from by trickery or cleverness






5. Search into - investigate - examine






6. The scientific idea that plants and animals develop and change gradually






7. The education and care that you are given as a child - and the way it affects your later development and attitudes






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






9. A strong desire to achieve something






10. The quality of being better






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






12. A gas or other substance that is sent into the air






13. Smell






14. Easily broken - delicate






15. Closly packed together -thick






16. Mental/visual/cognitive/hearing etc impairment






17. An offender - criminal






18. Ceremony






19. Be successfull - have good fortune






20. To try very hard






21. Blunder (while speaking) - make a mistake






22. Rude and offensive






23. Never having happened before - or never having happened so much






24. Offender






25. A piece of writing - a thing






26. Relating to the earth






27. Put an end to






28. To work very hard for a long period of time






29. Show scorn or contempt






30. Clever - having new ideas






31. Very tired






32. A feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect






33. Cry loud and long






34. Irony - satire






35. To prevent someone from having something






36. To change into vapor






37. Representative






38. Having no money - no food - no home






39. Too much






40. The process of changing something in order to improve it






41. A very bad situation that someone is in






42. Maintain - to make sth continue to exist for a long time






43. Terrible -frightful






44. Lucky






45. Walker






46. Request - appeal






47. Cold






48. To press something firmly






49. Reckless






50. You have to pay money because of something you have done