Flashcards: Cambridge IELTS 21 Academic Reading Test 1 Part 2

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(adj) relating to sound or hearing Example: The ______ guitar sounds beautiful.

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acoustic

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(n) a person who publicly supports a particular cause or policy Example: She is an ______ for environmental protection.

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advocate

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(adj) able to be reached or achieved Example: The target is ______ with hard work.

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attainable

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(v) to make someone or something aware of or sensitive to something; to bring into harmony Example: The training helps new employees ______ to the company's culture.

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attune

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(adj) gentle and kind; not harmful Example: She has a ______ personality.

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benign

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(adj) relating to the heart and blood vessels Example: Exercise helps improve ______ health.

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cardiovascular

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(v) to admit that something is true or that you have been defeated Example: He had to ______ that he was wrong.

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concede

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(n) the state of not having something that you need Example: Lack of sleep can cause sleep ______.

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deprivation

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(v) to officially choose someone or something for a particular purpose

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designate

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(v) to make something seem less good or less important

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detract

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(adj) causing anxiety, sorrow, or pain Example: The news was ______ to the entire family.

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distressing

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(v) to increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect

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heighten

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(v) to make a sound quieter and less clear

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muffle

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(n) a very large number of people or things Example: A ______ of stars filled the night sky.

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multitude

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(v) to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body supported

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recline

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(n) something that causes a reaction in a living thing Example: Light is a ______ for plants to grow.

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stimulus

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(adj) helping to cure or heal a disease or condition Example: The therapist used ______ techniques to help the patient.

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therapeutic

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(n) an empty space or a feeling of emptiness Example: The silence left a ______ in the room.

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void

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(n) the power to make your own choices and decisions Example: She left the company of her own ______.

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volition

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