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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. Very strong belief or feeling - eager






2. To remember






3. Young






4. Confuse






5. A very large farm






6. Someone who is hurt or killed in an accident or war






7. To completely stop something by making it illegal






8. Headless - careless






9. Having two wives or two husbands at the same time






10. Win over to do or believe -convince






11. The state of being private and away from other people






12. Select






13. To behave in a silly and funny way






14. A strong desire to achieve something






15. Cruel or unfair control over other people






16. Wild






17. Native






18. To threaten to hurt someone or frighten them - especially someone smaller or weaker






19. Anything use to tempt or attract a person or animal






20. Signal by a motion of the hand or head






21. Hug






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






23. The basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly - for example roads - railways - banks etc:






24. To become worse






25. Native






26. Remove - omit






27. To make a bad situation worse






28. Cry loud and long






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






30. Exactly right






31. To give a group of people the right to vote






32. Make use of






33. Think out - plan - invent






34. To state officially and publicly that a particular situation exists






35. Stay on






36. A very wicked person






37. Measures taken beforehand -foresight






38. More than enough - very plentiful






39. To press something firmly






40. Restless - anxious






41. To completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem






42. Unreasoning fear






43. Find out






44. Eat hungrily - absorb completely






45. Be better than - do better than






46. Doubt because you do not agree completely with a plan






47. Arrive






48. A ship - especially a military one - that can stay under water






49. Be too hard to understand or solve






50. A line [ - ] used in writing