General Vocabulary Flashcards
To review vocabulary seemed in the IELTS tests
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Courtship (n.)
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The act of one person to win favorable attention of another one
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Mating (v.)
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To have sexual relations in order to breed
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Lean (1. v.) (2. adj)
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- To bend or tilt smth from a vertical position 2. Without much flesh or fat
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Bulky (adj.)
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Of large bulk or big
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Charter (v.)
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To hire for use for a specified time
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Bumpy (adj.)
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Full of bumps or jolts
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Sink ( v.)
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To fall or descend to a lower level or position
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Humpback (N.)
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A back that is humped
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Showcase (N.)
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A glass case for the display of articles
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Daunting (adj.)
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Causing fear or discouragement; intimidating (Could be smt hard)
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Insight (n.)
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Intuitive understanding, knowledge or perception about smt
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Fitting (adj.)
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Suitable or appropriate
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Off peak
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Other period of time than the regular or busiest time
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Keen (adj.)
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Eager, interested, enthusiastic/ sharpened
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Cater (v.)
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Provide food for party
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Lounge (n.)
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A place for sitting, waiting, smoking, etc.
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Wool (n.)
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Soft curly hair that forms the fleece of some animals
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Head up (V.)
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To lead or control a group
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Roaming (N.)
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To travel or wandering without purpose
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Feral (adj.)
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Wild - Not domesticated
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An open place where ships arrive
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Harbour (n.)
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Cramped (adj.)
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Limited space, very narrow
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Dazzling (adj.)
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So bright as to blind
/or/
Pretty attractive
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Gather (v.)
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Collect, accumulate
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A small inflamed spot on skin with pus (n.)
Pimple
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telephone line connected by wires (n.)
landline
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Small push (v.)
nudge
Derek's nudge got his friend's attention.
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Large spiny rodent (n.)
Porcupine
e.g. Porcupines are covered in long spikes called quills
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Animal with shorter spikes than its simillar (n.)
hedgehog
e.g. Luci always wanted a cute pet hedhog
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Animal fodder or thin tube for drinking (n.)
Straw
e.g. The little girl sucked her fizzy drink through a straw
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Food for livestock (n.)
Fooder
e.g. The straw is baled and used later for fodder.
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Beverage sparkling (adj.)
Fizzy
e.g. We couldn't afford champagne, so we bought a cheap fizzy wine
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Handheld lens that make things appear larger (n.)
Magnifying
e.g. Her eyesight was so bad that she needed a magnifying glass to read small print.
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Dog breed (n.)
Hound
Peter raised a hound to go hunting with him.
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Hostile and agressive person (adj.)
Belligerent
My uncle often gets a little belligerent with people
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1. For the dirty laundry (N.)
2. Hinder or delay smt (v.)
Hamper
e.g. Jim grabbed his hamper of clothes and carried it down to the laundromat
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Small lake (n.)
Pond
e.g. The cows drink from the pond in the field.
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Small drops of water that reduce visibility (n.)
Mist of fog
Ryan could barely see the sun through the morning mist.
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Trip to a holy place (n.)
e.g. The ____ to the chapel of Saint Paschal took two whole days.
Pilgrimage
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Place where you can rest your arm (n.)
armrest
The armrest of my black chair
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Part that closes the top of boxes or containers. (n.)
Cover or lid
e.g. Dean pulled the lid off of the container.
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something serving to represent some feeling, event, etc.: OR game counter
e.g. The couple exchanged rings as a ____ of their love.
or
Melanie threw the dice and moved her ____ forward.
Token
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sport: protective covering (n.)
kneepad
Remember to wear knee pads when you go skating
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stud on a footballer's shoes (n.)
Soccer cleat
e.g. I have a pair of soccer cleats for playing in the synthetic field
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(n.) serious crime
Felony
Jerry couldn't get a job because he had been convicted of a felony.
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Person walking without a vehicle (n.)
Pedestrian
Roads aren't always designed with pedestrians in mind.
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The top of a person's thigh
The toddler sat on her mother's ____.
Lap
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A party or a meeting when many people come together as a group
e.g. There will be a ____ of world leaders in Vienna next month. (n.)
Gathering
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Directly, quickly or at maximum speed. (Adv.)
e.g. She finally just asked him _____ what he wanted.
| Syn. Definitely
Flat out
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to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested
e.g. "Where's Dad?" "How should I know?" replied my brother ____.
Shrug
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a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid
e.g. She prepared a hearty ____ for dinner.
stew
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a small device that you can hold in your hand or use on a table to push ____ through pieces of paper
e.g. The ____ is empty
Stapler
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to give something and be given something else instead or
e.g. When you've finished reading your book, and I've finished mine, can we ___?
Swap
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a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a cut or for taking a small amount of substance from a body, or the substance itself that can then be tested
e.g. The nurse cleaned the cut on my leg with a ___.
Swab
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a square of thick soft paper or cloth that is fastened around a baby's bottom and between its legs to absorb its urine and solid waste
e.g. She was changing the baby's ____.
Nappy or diaper
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a flexible tube conveying water, used chiefly for watering plants and in firefighting
e.g. She doused the flames with a garden ____ before calling emergency services
Hose
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a bag made of cloth, plastic, or leather that is filled with soft material, often has an attractive cover, and is used especially on chairs for sitting or leaning on
e.g.She sank back against/into the ____
Cushion(s)
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a set of connected wires that is attached to a person's teeth in order to make them straight
e.g. I had to wear a ___ for my crooked teeth when I was a teenager.
Brace
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to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back (v.)
e.g. Could you ____my glasses for me from the other room, please?
Fetch
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a large, open container for moving things in with a wheel at the front and two handles at the back, used especially in the garden
e.g. a ___ full of bricks
wheelbarrow
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a long, thin, snake-like fish, some types of which are eaten:
e.g. That ___ has electricity
Eel
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a container for holding liquids that has a handle and a shaped opening at the top for pouring
e.g. The milk overflowed when I poured it into the ___.
Jug
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a container for cigarette ash
Ashtray
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a machine used to clean floors
e.g. I bought a new ___ for the carpeted floors.
Vacuum
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(a shaped piece of) thick material used for covering floors
e.g. We've just had a new ___ laid in our bedroom.
Carpet or rug
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a pair of tubes with glass lenses at either end that you look through to see things far away more clearly
Binoculars
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a large metal basket or frame on wheels, used for transporting heavy or large items, such as supermarket purchases or luggage at an airport or railway station.
e.g. Bring the ___ to put the grocery in
Trolley
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a tool resembling a ___ with a broad blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow, or other material.
e.g. Use the ___ to mix the sand and the cement
Shovel/Spade
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an object that has a wide round opening at the top, sloping sides, and a narrow tube at the bottom
e.g. After you grind the coffee, use a ___ to pour it into the jar.
Funnel
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A piece of clothing that you wear over the front of other clothes to keep the clothes clean while you are doing something dirty, such as cooking or cleaning
Apron
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small pieces of rubbish that have been left lying on the ground in public places
e.g. About two percent of fast-food packaging ends up as ___.
Litter
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a word that is a name for someone who comes from a particular place
e.g. The ___ for Spain is a Spaniard, not "a Spanish".
Demonym
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a person who owns or rents a small piece of land and grows crops, keeps animals, etc. on it, especially one who has a low income, very little education, and a low social position. This is usually used of someone who lived in the past or of someone in a poor country.
e.g. Tons of internationally donated food was distributed to the starving ___.
Peasant
