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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. In order to






2. Mislead - make someone believe as true sth that is false






3. Listening to or watching someone carefully because you are interested






4. Expand






5. Uncover - make known - reveal






6. Flying insect that sucks the blood of people






7. Special skills or knowledge in a particular subject - learning by experience or training






8. Wild






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






10. Contempt






11. Bring back or come back to life or consciousness






12. Keeper -gaurd






13. To behave in a silly and funny way






14. Headless - careless






15. Having no money - no food - no home






16. Not to be denied






17. A trap






18. To buy something or spend money or time on something - because it will be useful for you






19. The way you earn money in order to live






20. Long and thin






21. Mysterious - unearthy






22. Select






23. A strong substance that can bend - which is around the joints in your body and in your outer ear






24. To make a bad situation worse






25. The continuous changes and problems that affect a situation or someone's life






26. Vary






27. Sharp points sticking out






28. Not very hot or very cold






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






30. Understand






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






32. Mental/visual/cognitive/hearing etc impairment






33. When someone does what they are told to do






34. Typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels






35. Threat






36. One who is expected to lose






37. A very bad situation that someone is in






38. Someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime






39. Irony - satire






40. Make less - reduce the pain of - replace






41. To move unsteadily from side to side - or make something do this






42. Unequal - in an unfair way






43. Get away from by trickery or cleverness






44. 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






45. Not affected by something - or not having to do it or pay it






46. Goods that are carried by ship - train - or aircraft - and the system of moving these goods






47. A line [ - ] used in writing






48. Sth that is done to continue sth that was done before






49. Confuse






50. To press something firmly