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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Light and quick
nimble
prior
solemn
cautious
2. Against
contempt
tegen
violate
be taken aback (by something)
3. Illegal or immoral behaviour or actions - especially by young people
strike
fierce
delinquency
peripheral
4. Not planned or expected
attentive
casual
relieve
precaution
5. A line [ - ] used in writing
span
dash
ritual
precede
6. One who goes first and prepares a way for others
deceive
pioneer
integrate
excessive
7. Spend foolishly - waste
assess (v)
hazy
miserly
squander
8. Take money - rights -etc. - away by cheating
jagged
pledge
anticipate
defraud
9. Behaviour
conduct
hinder
consider
flora
10. Fake
ambiguity
phony
obedience + to
tegen
11. Supporter
disclose
suspect (n)
observant
advocate
12. Understand
evade
priority
comprehend
fauna
13. To explain the meaning of something
dash
persuade
chills
interpret
14. Not sufficiently fed -malnourished
chaos
tegen
undernourished
sneer
15. To state officially and publicly that a particular situation exists
juror
reservation
declare
recall
16. Relating to the most northern part of the world
arctic
qualitative
arouse
horrid
17. Young people who are not yet adults
dweller
convict (v)
juvenile
compel
18. To break apart into lots of little pieces - or make something do this
crumble
trout
lessen (v)
indifference
19. As much as is needed
weary
plea
marvelous
adequate
20. Walker
blunder
starvation
declare
pedestrian
21. Challenging
defiant
calamity
prohibit
outlaw (v)
22. Sharp points sticking out
jagged
ppropriate
pledge
surrender
23. To remember
occupation
endure
recall
neutral
24. To make a bad situation worse
pessimistic
mount
aggravate
irritable
25. Expand
prior
swell
beneficiary
curriculum
26. Having too muh pride in one's ability - looks - etc
hazy
vain
vermin
accurate
27. Produce exact copy
innovative
replicate
occupation
embrace
28. The scientific idea that plants and animals develop and change gradually
forage for food
evolution
thrust
pierce
29. Cruel or unfair control over other people
relieve
dweller
prosper
tyranny
30. Very strong belief or feeling - eager
aggravate
fervor
devour
spit
31. Ability to say the right thing
exempt +from
jagged
tact
ease something ↔ out
32. Decrease
prior
lessen (v)
oath
utter
33. Liquid from your mouth
spit
delegate (n)
evade
penetrate
34. Evil - wicked - savage
measure
ambiguity
vicious
monarch
35. Cry loud and long
wail
outlaw (v)
qualified
excessive
36. Be too hard to understand or solve
detect
versus
baffle
awkward
37. Prohibit - forbid
vaporize
alter
incur
ban
38. Select
adequate
temperate
opt
predict
39. To take action or make changes that you have officially decided should happen
sniff
morsel
implement
curriculum
40. To accept that you are responsible for a piece of work - and start to do it
undertake
wither
pesticide
impairment
41. All the plants that grow in a particular place
flora
emerge
verify
interpret
42. To replace or balance the effect of something bad
compensate
horrid
interpret
equivalent
43. Quickly
implement
swiftly
assemble
molest
44. A noisy crowl or fight
submarine
fervor
brawl
morsel
45. Give away to the enemy
ntamed
bully (v)
betray
outlaw (n)
46. Praise -respect
budget
conduct
perish
salute
47. In order to
wary
molest
tegen
so as
48. To try very hard
occupation
envy
eliminate
endeavour
49. The quality of being better
stumble
superiority
pessimistic
solemn
50. Make stronger
legitimate
declare
bakelite
fortify