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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. A piece of writing - a thing
placebo
acknowledge
retreat
article
2. Never having happened before - or never having happened so much
chaos
unprecedented
greedy
resist
3. Someone who rides horses in races
devour
show up
jockey (n)
casual
4. Someone who is not generous
jagged
prosper
miser
rash
5. Of no use
dash
utilize
vain attempts
defiant
6. Put an end to
abolish
apparel
fortify
warden
7. Prohibit - forbid
implement
awesome
ingenious
ban
8. Hobby
outlaw (v)
pastime
rioter
cultivation
9. Go or come down from a higher place to a lower level
interpret
compensate
conduct
descend
10. One who goes first and prepares a way for others
pioneer
detect
show up
evolution
11. Act of doing or saying again
swot (n)
convict (v)
repetition
budget
12. Too hasty or careless
jagged
venue
article
rash
13. Very strong belief or feeling - eager
miraculous
monarch
intentional
fervor
14. Excitement - great interest
cultivation
enthusiasm
swell
outlaw (v)
15. Tierd
descend
reservation
weary
moderate temperatures
16. Quick to notice - watchful
observant
precede
cautious
beckon
17. A feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect
contempt
miserly
eliminate
merchandise
18. Completely unexpected - and often very lucky
submarine
comprehend
miraculous
invest in
19. To work very hard for a long period of time
scrutinize
sustain
toil
crafty
20. Thriving -careful inspending
partial
ambiguity
blunder
thrifty
21. Ignore
wretched
surge
vigor
disregard
22. Tiny amount - a small bite
drastic
morsel
prosecute
jerk
23. You have to pay money because of something you have done
swot (n)
reservation
fragile
incur
24. Behaviour
extravagant
conduct
clown
disorder
25. Anything use to tempt or attract a person or animal
ease something ↔ out
integrate
alter
bait
26. Help that is provided for poor people
jockey (n)
disclose
welfare
repetition
27. Threat
menace
revise
vermin
dense
28. Not affected by something - or not having to do it or pay it
prohibit
exempt from
comprehend
defraud
29. Fit
ppropriate
jockey (n)
ignite
quench
30. All the plants that grow in a particular place
manipulate
sustain
flora
disorder
31. To remain alive or continue to exist for a long time
endure
linger
trifle
rational
32. Customer
miser
client
detour
innovative
33. To come before something else in a series
opt
outlaw (v)
precede
heedless
34. Prove someone guilty of a crime
moderately
delinquency
pedestrian
convict (v)
35. To break apart into lots of little pieces - or make something do this
crumble
ambiguity
betray
resist
36. A harmless substance given to a sick person instead of medicine - without telling them it is not real.
adequate
opt
placebo
defect
37. When you provide something that someone needs now or in the future
squad
arctic
cuddle
provision
38. An animal that is nocturnal is active at night
authority
nocturnal
curriculum
fauna
39. Terrible -frightful
equivalent
horrid
shrewd
declare
40. The state of being private and away from other people
calamity
regulation
aviation
seclusion
41. The way you earn money in order to live
livelihood
blunder
detour
wary
42. Cripple - disable - cause to loose an arm -leg or other parts of the body
horrid
deteriorate
maim
perceive
43. A trap
eliminate
ambush
assemble
reservation
44. Always wanting more food - money -...
robust
uneasy
greedy
suspect (v)
45. Push with force
jockey (n)
jerk
precedence
thrust
46. Sth that is done to continue sth that was done before
convict (v)
submarine
follow on (to/from)
vain
47. Too much
measure
excessive
severity
interpret
48. Tricky - sly
exempt +from
scorn
crafty
horrid
49. To try very hard
endeavour
fugitive
blunder
envy
50. Unclear - not certain
ntamed
decree
ambiguity
tegen