Flashcards: Cambridge IELTS 01 Academic Reading Test 3 Part 3

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(v) to exist in large numbers or amounts Example: Fish ______ in this river.

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abound

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(v) to state something confidently and forcefully

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assert

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(v) to force someone to do something

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compel

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(n) something that might happen in the future, especially something that is unexpected Example: We need to prepare for any ______.

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contingency

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(v) to separate or disconnect something from something else Example: We need to ______ the two issues.

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decouple

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(v) to become smaller or less Example: The pain will ______ after a few days.

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diminish

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(v) to reduce the number of employees in a company or organization Example: The company decided to ______ its workforce to cut costs.

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downsize

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(n) extreme tiredness Example: After the long run, he felt ______.

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fatigue

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(n) something that encourages a person to do something Example: The company offers a bonus as an ______ to work harder.

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incentive

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(n) a situation in which something is changed to its opposite or turned upside down Example: The ______ of the numbers changed the result.

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inversion

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(n) the state of being famous or well known for something bad Example: The scandal brought ______ to the company.

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notoriety

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(n) the people who work for a company or organization Example: The company hired new ______ for the project.

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personnel

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(n) the rate at which goods are produced or work is completed Example: The company's ______ increased after new software was installed.

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productivity

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(n) a person or thing that acts or is used in place of another Example: He used his brother as a ______ to vote for him.

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proxy

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(adj) relating to the quality or character of something, not its quantity Example: The ______ analysis focused on the participants' opinions.

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qualitative

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(adj) relating to the quantity or amount of something Example: Scientists used ______ methods to measure the results.

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quantitative

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(n) an unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected

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quirk

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(n) the state of being extra or not needed Example: The ______ of the old equipment made it easy to replace.

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redundancy

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(adj) not straight or balanced; distorted

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skew

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(v) to stop developing or making progress

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stagnate

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(v) to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat

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succumb

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(n) a person who is lower in rank or position than someone else

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underling

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