Grammar For Ielts Unit 9

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Beetle

Back 1

an insect with a hard shell-like back:

a black beetle

a deathwatch beetle

a dung beetle

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Membrane

Back 2

a thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or animal's body:

The cornea is the transparent membrane that covers the front of the eye.

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hind

Back 3

at the back of an animal's body:

a hind leg

Front 4

Limb

Back 4

an arm or leg of a person or animal:

The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs).

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enclose

Back 5

to surround something:

The park that encloses the monument has recently been enlarged.

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bat

Back 6

a small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night

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Wing

Back 7

the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it is flying:

I could see the plane's wing out of my window

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flap

Back 8

to wave something, especially wings when or as if flying:

A small bird flapped its wings furiously and flew off.

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Claws

Back 9

one of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds:

Our cat likes to sharpen her claws on the legs of the dining table.

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Fore

Back 10

at or towards the front:

the forelegs (= front legs) of a horse

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Orientate

Back 11

orientate yourself to find your position in relation to everything that is around or near you

The mountaineers found it hard to orientate themselves in the fog.

Front 12

Compulsory

Back 12

that must be done because of a law or a rule

SYNONYM mandatory

English is a compulsory subject at this level.

compulsory education/schooling

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itinerary

Back 13

a plan of a journey, including the route and the places that you visit

He drew up a detailed itinerary.

Visits to four different countries are included in your itinerary.

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embroidery

Back 14

patterns that are sewn onto cloth using threads of various colours; cloth that is decorated in this way

a beautiful piece of embroidery

Indian embroideries

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Vivid

Back 15

(of light, colours, etc.) very brightvivid blue eyes

The colours are vivid, which helps bring the game to life.

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steady

Back 16

developing, growing, etc. gradually and in an even and regular way

SYNONYM constant

We've had five years of steady economic growth.

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steeply

Back 17

an angle or surface that slopes steeply rises or falls quickly, not gradually

a steeply sloping roof

The path climbed steeply upwards.

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impressive

Back 18

​(of things or people) making you admire them, because they are very large, good, skilful, etc.

an impressive performance

an impressive array/list/collection

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array

Back 19

[usually singular] a group or collection of things or people, often one that is large or impressive

a vast array of bottles of different

shapes and sizes

a dazzling array of talent

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consecutive

Back 20

following one after another in a continuous series

She was absent for nine consecutive days.

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dramatically

Back 21

very suddenly and to a very great and often surprising degree

Prices have fallen dramatically.

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steep

Back 22

[usually before noun] (of a rise or fall in an amount) sudden and very big

SYNONYM sharp

a steep decline in the birth rate