Flashcards: Cambridge IELTS 02 Academic Reading Test 4 Part 2

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(n) the ability to read and write Example: The program aims to improve adult ______.

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literacy

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(v) to cause someone to do or say something

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prompt

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(adj) having a wide influence or effect Example: The new law has ______ consequences.

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far-reaching

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(v) to make it difficult for someone or something to move forward or make progress

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impede

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(adj) producing no useful result; unsuccessful Example: The search for the missing document was ______.

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fruitless

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(n) the inability to read or write Example: The government is trying to reduce ______ in rural areas.

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illiteracy

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(v) to make something worse or of lower quality

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impoverish

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(adj) based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory Example: The theory needs ______ evidence to support it.

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empirical

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(adj) harmful or unfavorable Example: The medicine has ______ side effects.

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adverse

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(v) to balance the effect of something, so that the bad effect is reduced Example: The extra money can ______ the loss.

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offset

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(adj) not needed or useful Example: The extra information was ______.

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redundant

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(adj) existing from birth; natural Example: She has an ______ ability to learn languages.

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innate

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(v) to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with mother's milk and start giving it other food Example: It's time to ______ the puppy from its mother.

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wean

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(adj) influencing the development of someone or something Example: Her ______ years were spent in a small town.

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formative

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(adj) easily harmed or hurt physically or emotionally Example: The youngest children are most ______ to the flu.

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vulnerable

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(v) to mention something as proof or as a reason for something

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cite

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(adj) causing harm or damage Example: Smoking is ______ to your health.

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detrimental

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(v) to make someone believe something that is not true Example: The signs ______ drivers into taking the wrong road.

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mislead

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(n) something that causes a reaction in a living thing Example: Light is a ______ for plant growth.

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stimulus

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