Flashcards: Cambridge IELTS 20 Academic Reading Test 3 Part 3

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(adv) in a skillful and effective way

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adept

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(adj) similar or comparable in certain respects Example: The situation is ______ to what happened last year.

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analogous

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(adj) able to operate independently without human control Example: The car is ______ and can drive itself.

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autonomous

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(adj) gentle and not causing harm Example: The doctor said the tumor is ______.

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benign

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(n) the ability or power to do something Example: She has the ______ to learn new languages quickly.

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capacity

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(phrasal v) to create or obtain something that you want, especially by working hard Example: She wants to ______ a career in science.

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carve out

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(v) to hit each other with force when moving Example: The two cars ______ at the intersection.

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collide

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(v) to send people to live in and control a new place Example: Humans may ______ other planets in the future.

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colonise

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(adj) causing doubt or uncertainty; questionable Example: The idea seemed morally ______ to her.

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dubious

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(adj) relating to an imagined society where everything is unpleasant or bad Example: The movie shows a ______ future where robots control everything.

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dystopian

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(v) to imagine or think about something as a future possibility

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envisage

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(v) to use something to get an advantage, often in an unfair way Example: The company tried to ______ the workers by paying them very little.

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exploit

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(v) to make or build something, especially by putting parts together

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fabricate

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(v) to worry or be anxious about something Example: Don't ______ about the test; you studied hard.

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fret

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(v) to force someone to accept something, often a rule or idea Example: The teacher did not want to ______ strict rules on the students.

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impose

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(adj) impossible or very difficult to reach, enter, or use Example: The mountain top is ______ in winter.

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inaccessible

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(adj) not alive, especially not in the way that humans and animals are Example: She talks to her ______ objects as if they were alive.

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inanimate

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(adj) belonging naturally to something; being an essential part of its nature Example: There is nothing ______ about the machine's ability to think.

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intrinsic

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(v) to continue to have or keep something

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maintain

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(adj) intending or intended to do harm Example: The ______ designer created a computer virus.

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malicious

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(v) to be more important or valuable than something else Example: The benefits of the plan ______ the risks.

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outweigh

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(v) to defeat or trick someone by being more clever than them Example: She managed to ______ the security guard.

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outwit

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(v) to be better or greater than something or someone

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outstrip

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(v) to treat something that is not human as if it were a person Example: We often ______ our pets and talk to them like they understand us.

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personify

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(n) a way of thinking about or looking at something Example: She tried to see the problem from a different ______.

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perspective

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(v) to continue to exist or happen Example: The rain will ______ all day.

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persist

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(adj) urgent or requiring immediate action Example: There is a ______ need for clean water.

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pressing

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(adj) advanced and complex, having a lot of experience or knowledge Example: The robot is very ______.

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sophisticated

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(n) a range of different positions or opinions between two extreme points Example: The discussion covered a wide ______ of ideas.

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spectrum

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(n) a particular area of activity, interest, or influence Example: She is well-known in the ______ of education.

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sphere

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(n) the official position or condition of someone or something Example: The planet should be preserved with a special ______.

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status

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(v) to originate or develop from something

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stem

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(adj) coming after something else Example: The ______ event was more interesting.

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subsequent

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(n) a person or thing that comes after and takes the place of another Example: The new robot is the ______ of the old one.

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successor

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(n) the state of being the most powerful or important Example: No robot has ever challenged human ______.

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supremacy

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(v) to be better or greater than something else Example: The new computer can ______ the old one in speed.

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surpass

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(adj) producing very clear and strong images in the mind Example: The movie created a ______ picture of the future.

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vivid

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(n) the health, happiness, and well-being of a person or group Example: The government works to protect the ______ of its citizens.

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welfare

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