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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. Someone who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker
bully (n)
detest
hinder
consent
2. Light and quick
plea
nimble
flora
implement
3. A very large farm
ranch
compensate
authority
mustard
4. Look forward to - expect
heedless
anticipate
mosquito
strike
5. Very tired
descend
tire out
bewildered
degenerated
6. Help to re-adapt - as to a former state of health or good repute
rehabilitate
diner
delegate (v)
prosper
7. A careless or stupid mistake
marvelous
blunder
opt
observant
8. Gather together - bring together
stiff
assemble
roam
ambition
9. Forbid by law or authority
assess (v)
arctic
prohibit
valiant
10. Judge
dweller
assess (v)
pesticide
aforesaid
11. Someone usually a child who studies very hard
violate
swot (n)
seclusion
nurture
12. Person who receives benefit
beneficiary
baffle
venue
verify
13. Stingy - like a miser
cartilage
embrace
pauper
miserly
14. An official order or decision
homicide
aviation
outlaw (n)
decree
15. To threaten to hurt someone or frighten them - especially someone smaller or weaker
crafty
eradicate
opt
bully (v)
16. Liquid from your mouth
navigation
spit
temperate
ingenious
17. Make stronger
fortify
undertake
peripheral
calamity
18. Weak
greedy
pastime
feeble
merchandise
19. Grieve - feel or show sorrow for
subside
rash
mourn
arctic
20. To dare - to expose to risk
venture
beckon
nruly
cartilage
21. Become healthy again
unprecedented
defraud
heal
bakelite
22. Quick to notice - watchful
subside
sneer
observant
devour
23. To completely stop something by making it illegal
placebo
outlaw (v)
crafty
rehabilitate
24. Strive against -oppose
pupil
resist
bully (n)
partial
25. Having two wives or two husbands at the same time
suspect (v)
sneer
bigamy
solemn
26. A chemical or food that provides what is needed for plants or animals to live and grow
overstate
nutrient
neutral
disclose
27. Process in which you make a judgment
assessment
awkward
fortunate
wretched
28. Very careful
so as
cautious
elucidate
contrivance
29. Put an end to
lopsided
quench
pesticide
villain
30. Mysterious - unearthy
rash
sniff
vast
weird
31. Take money - rights -etc. - away by cheating
surge
descend
awesome
defraud
32. Murder
elucidate
homicide
evade
assess (v)
33. Request - appeal
unanimous
greedy
span
plea
34. Damaged - not as good as before
peripheral
impaired
fauna
deteriorate
35. A person or animal that lives in a particular place
outlaw (n)
violate
mountebank
dweller
36. Tiny amount - a small bite
reservation
proceed
morsel
daze
37. The scientific idea that plants and animals develop and change gradually
welfare
contrivance
cautious
evolution
38. Follow - proceed along
tire out
pursue
unprecedented
endure
39. To hit or knock hard against sth
bewildered
strike
bully (v)
fare
40. The continuous changes and problems that affect a situation or someone's life
vicissitudes
starvation
thrifty
compel
41. Young people who are not yet adults
abundant
juvenile
strike
maim
42. Having suitable knowledge - experience - or skills - especially for a particular job
rudimentary
seclusion
betray
qualified
43. On neither side of a quarrel or war
dweller
heedless
verify
neutral
44. Able to be heard
audible
swot (n)
squeeze
undeniable
45. Coarse and savage
brutal
livelihood
squander
vulgar
46. To accept that you are responsible for a piece of work - and start to do it
linger
tegen
undertake
predict
47. A thick yellow or brown sauce that tastes spicy
cautious
mustard
expertise
severity
48. Praise
authority
follow on (to/from)
commend
onstitution
49. Disturb
adequate
utilize
molest
morsel
50. To explain something that is difficult to understand
beckon
precede
probe
elucidate