Essential Words For The Ielts - Unit 4

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adopt

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v. to accept or to start to use something new

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agricultural

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adj. related to farming

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attribute

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v. to give credit for or see as the origin of something

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carve

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v. to cut and shape hard material

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civilization

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n. human society, its organization and culture

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creator

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n. the first maker of something

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deed

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n. an act, especially a good or bad one

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encompass

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v. to include

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excavation

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n. an area of digging, especially to find objects from past cultures

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function

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v. to perform well

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inscribe

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v. to mark a surface with words or letters

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literacy

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n. the ability to read and write

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mythology

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n. set of traditional stories used to explain the origins of something

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property

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n. something that is owned

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scholar

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n. person who has a lot of knowledge about a particular subject

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settle

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v. to establish a permanent place to live

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specialized

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adj. relating to particular area or type of work

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structure

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n. something that is built, such as building or bridge

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tablet

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n. a thin, flat piece of material to write on

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token

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n. an object used to represent something else

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accompany

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v. to go with, happen at the same time

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altar

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n. a table or similar structure for religious ceremonies

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benefit

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n. the use, advantage of

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celebration

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n. a social event to mark a special day or occasion

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discourage

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v. to try to stop or prevent something

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elaborate

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adj. having a lot of detail and decoration

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energetic

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adj. having a lot of energy

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evidence

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n. signs, proof something is or is not true

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evoke

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v. to bring to mind

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floral

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adj. related to flowers

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garland

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n. a decorative rope of flowers or leaves

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graceful

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adj. having beauty of movement

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image

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n. a mental picture

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influence

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n. an effect, power

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reign

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n. the period of time that a king or queen is in power

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revive

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v. to bring back to life

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ritual

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n. a set of actions used as a part of a ceremony

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stereotype

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n. a fixed idea people have, especially one that is wrong

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sway

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v. to move back and forth

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tradition

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n. a custom or belief of a group of people

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abstract

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adj. not concrete, related to ideas or feelings

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atmosphere

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n. the feeling of a place

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conflict

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n. difficulty, opposition

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considerably

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adv. a great deal, noticeably

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culminate

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v. to result in, end with

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effectively

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adv. well, successfully

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emerge

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v. to appear, develop

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exaggerated

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adj. made to seem more or bigger

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frailty

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n. weakness and lack of strength

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gesture

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n. a movement to express a feeling or idea

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humorous

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adj. funny, entertaining

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illusion

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n. appearance of being real, false impression

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literal

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adj. following the exact meaning

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merge

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v. to combine

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portray

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v. to represent, act out

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prominent

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adj. important, major

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prop

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n. an object used by actors

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reminiscent

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adj. similar to, reminding of something

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renowned

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adj. famous

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sharpen

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v. to improve, perfect