Vocabulary For Ielts

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Long-term(adj)

Back 1

People need to think long-term

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Subsequent (adj)

Back 2

These skills were passed on to subsequent generations.

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Collapse

Back 3

Minutes later the second tower collapsed.

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Rise(rose , risen)

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The divorce rate has risen steadily since the 1950s.

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Plain(adj)=1) clear or obvious

2) simple

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The advantages were plain to see.

a plain white blouse.

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Keen

Back 6

A) Dogs have a very keen sense of smell.

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Pesticide

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a chemical substance used to kill insects and small animals that destroy crops.

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Virtually =almost =practically

Back 8

Virtually all the children come to school by bus

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Eradicate

Back 9

We can eradicate this disease from the world.

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Decline (n)

Back 10

a rapid decline in unemployment

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Occupy (v)

Occupation (n)

Occupant (n , person)

Occupancy (n)

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He occupies the house without paying any rent

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Queue (n and countable)

Back 12

a queue of people waiting for the bus

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Affect(v)

Effect(n)

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A disease that affects the central nervous system.

My parents’ divorce had a big effect on me.

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expectation(n)

Back 14

For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.

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Devote = dedicate

Back 15

He devoted his energies to writing films.

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Diminish=reduce

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These drugs diminish blood flow to the brain.

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Speculate = guess

Back 17

Jones refused to speculate about what might happen.

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Redundant (adj)

Back 18

Seventy factory workers were made redundant in the resulting cuts.

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Dominate(v)

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The industry is dominated by five multinational companies.

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Dominant (adj)

1) more powerful than other people or things.

2) controlling or trying to control other people or things

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Disappointment

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He could see the disappointment in her eyes.

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Store ,(as a verb)

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It has a bigger memory , so it can store more data

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Dense(adj)= thick, close together

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Finding your way in dense forests can be tricky.

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advantageous

Back 24

Many bus companies provide advantageous fare tickets especially for tourists.

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Beneficial

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a drug that has a beneficial effect on the immune system.

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Pointless

Back 26

It’s pointless telling her to clean her room – she’ll never do it.

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Futile = pointless # worthwhile

Back 27

It was futile to continue the negotiations.

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Conceivable

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We were discussing the problems from every conceivable angle.

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Feasible= possible #unfeasible

Back 29

A feasible solution .

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Unattainable = impossible

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Impracticable = impossible

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Confront = encounter

Back 32

Customers are confronted with a bewildering amount of choice.

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Inevitably = inexorably = Unavoidably

Back 33

The decision will inevitably lead to political tensions.

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Immune (adj)

Back 34

The senior members of the group appeared to be immune from arrest.

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Urgent (adj)

Back 35

He was in urgent need of medical attention.

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Sustain(v)

Sustainable (adj)

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She found it difficult to sustain the children’s interest.

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Relevant (adj)# irrelevant

Back 37

Relevant documents were presented in court.

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Catastrophic

Back 38

catastrophic floods

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Staggering (adj) = amazing

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The cost was a staggering $10 million.

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acclimatize(v)

to become used to a new place, situation, or type of weather, or to make someone become used to it

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Runners had to acclimatize to the humid tropical conditions.

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Invent(v)

to make, design, or think of a new type of thing.

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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

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hoist (v)

to raise, lift, or pull something up, especially using ropes

Back 42

The crew hurried to hoist the flag

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haul(v)

to pull something heavy with a continuous steady movement.

Back 43

She hauled her backpack onto her back.

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Take over

to take control of something

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Some even imagined that computer would take over our lives.

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envisage

to think that something is likely to happen in the future.

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The changes have been greater than we ever envisaged.