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IELTS Vocab
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Subjects
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ielts
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english
,
vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Spend foolishly - waste
nurture
squander
trout
bewildered
2. A ship - especially a military one - that can stay under water
submarine
embrace
baffle
detect
3. A piece of writing - a thing
article
fragile
robust
enthusiasm
4. Ignore
disregard
plea
phony
pierce
5. To breathe air into your nose noisily
sniff
scowl
plea
maternal
6. Adj. Said in a preceding part or before.
aforesaid
mutate
dash
suspect (v)
7. A group
squad
navigation
detest
utter
8. Savage -wild
jockey (n)
rehabilitate
fierce
wary
9. Bring back or come back to life or consciousness
indigenous
precaution
revive
temperate
10. To chnage and develop a new form
enfranchise
seclusion
mutate
imprisonment
11. Tell beforehand
predict
linger
scrutinize
measure
12. Show scorn or contempt
expertise
placebo
sneer
mount
13. To be very surprised or shocked by something
vain
repertoire
wail
be taken aback (by something)
14. Move forward
plea
proceed
seclusion
obedience + to
15. Become healthy again
pastime
jockey (n)
nimble
heal
16. Prohibit - forbid
awkward
perish
commend
ban
17. Get up on
mount
mustard
beckon
maim
18. Get into or through
peripheral
adequate
penetrate
indigenous
19. Dishonest person who tricks and deceives people
mountebank
authority
disaster
cultivation
20. Blunder (while speaking) - make a mistake
indifference
stumble
abolish
acknowledge
21. 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
suffragette
odour
submarine
excel
22. Sb who is eating in a restaurant
monarch
jagged
diner
nimble
23. Foolish
matrimony
absurd
aggravate
advocate
24. To examine someone or something very carefully
jagged
wary
scrutinize
pedestrian
25. To remember
navigation
miser
recall
mourn
26. Very strong belief or feeling - eager
delegate (v)
comprehend
fervor
venture
27. Follow - proceed along
intentional
vicious
casualty
pursue
28. Having no money - no food - no home
harsh
qualified
destitute (v)
endure
29. To explain something
miser
pioneer
elucidate
observant
30. Decrease
oath
lessen (v)
versus
prohibit
31. Lack of interest or concern
cartilage
expertise
indifference
pupil
32. The subjects that are taught by a school - college etc
fauna
nocturnal
venue
curriculum
33. Hug
cuddle
cautious
convict (v)
cartilage
34. A very bad situation that someone is in
plight (of)
sinister
hinder
merit
35. Rude and offensive
nutrient
spit
eliminate
vulgar
36. Someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime
Anarchy
neutral
suspect (n)
pioneer
37. Of no use
harsh
vain attempts
convict (v)
declare
38. Eat hungrily - absorb completely
descend
devour
fine (v)
jerk
39. If something unpleasant or dangerous befalls you - it happens to you
plea
jagged
befall
squeeze
40. The continuous changes and problems that affect a situation or someone's life
attentive
molest
flora
vicissitudes
41. Make known
diner
revive
fortify
reveal
42. An action - esp an official one
brawl
measure
onstitution
trifle
43. Make use of
pledge
observant
follow on (to/from)
utilize
44. The right to vote in national elections
pastime
superiority
undeniable
suffrage
45. Illtreat -maltreat
lopsided
elucidate
suspect (v)
mistreat
46. The process of changing something in order to improve it
revision of
defiant
recall
brawl
47. Having suitable knowledge - experience - or skills - especially for a particular job
mistreat
curriculum
equivalent
qualified
48. To move with a quick sudden movement
ignite
decree
obedience + to
jerk
49. Stop
bewildered
exempt from
linger
cease
50. To work very hard for a long period of time
crafty
trifle
vaporize
toil