Ielts 11

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entrench (v)

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to establish something firmly so that it cannot be changed

Hint 1

The government's main task was to preventinflation from entrenching itself

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Adverse (adj)

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having a negative or harmful effect on something

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The match has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions.

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intuition (n)

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an ability to understand or know something without needing to think about it or use reason to discover it, or a feeling that showsthis ability

Hint 3

You should trust your intuition in makingyour decision

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Prevalent (adj)

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These diseases are more prevalent amongyoung children

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mitigate (v)

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to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad

Hint 5

Getting a lot of sleep and drinking plenty offluids can mitigate the effects of the flu

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alleviate (v)

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to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe

Hint 6

The drugs did nothing to alleviate herpain .

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subsidy (n)

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money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen

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beneficiary

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a person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of something else

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Resilient (adj)

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able to quickly return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed

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Peasant (n)

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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

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Diversify (v)

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to start to include more different types or things

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Bargaining (n)

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discussions between people in order to reachagreement on something such as prices, wages, working conditions, etc

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Intermediary(n)

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someone who acts to arrange an agreement between people who are unwilling or unableto communicate directly

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circuitous (n)

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not straight or direct.

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trek (n)

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a long walk over land such as hills, mountains, or forests

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Keen (adj)

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very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much

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They were very keen to start work as soon aspossible

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Prospect (n)

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the possibility that something good might happen in the future

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Is there any prospect of the weatherimproving?

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Ascent (n)

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the act of climbing or moving upwards

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Prey (n)

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an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal

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Hindsight (n)

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the ability to understand an event or situationonly after it has happened

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In hindsight, it would have been better to wait

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Flee (v)

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to escape by running away, especiallybecause of danger or fear

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monumental (adj)

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Very big

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spectacular

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very exciting to look at

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cognitive (adj)

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connected with thinking or conscious mental processes

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auditory (adj)

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of or about hearing

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stimulate (v)

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to encourage something to grow, develop, or become active.

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compelling ( adj)

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If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong.

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persistent (adj)

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lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of

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Symptoms of the illness include a hightemperature and a persistent dry cough

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perceptual (adj)

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relating to the ability to notice something or come to an opinion about something using your senses

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Perception (n)

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a belief or opinion, often held by many peopleand based on how things seem

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Infant (n)

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a baby or a very young child

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Impart (v)

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to communicate information to someone

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Sandal (n)

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a light shoe, especially worn in warm weather, consisting of a bottom part held onto the footby straps

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Beehive (n)

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a container shaped like a box in which beesare kept so that their honey can be collected

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replicate (v)

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to make or do something again in exactly the same way

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Thrive (v)

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to grow, develop, or be successful:

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amass (v)

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to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period

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triumph (n)

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a very great success, achievement, or victory(= when you win a war, fight, or competition), or a feeling of great satisfaction or pleasurecaused by this.

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adversity (n)

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a difficult or unlucky situation or event

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Introvert (n)

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someone who is shy, quiet, and prefers to spend time alone rather than often being with other people

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Convey (v)

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to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

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eccentric (adj)

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strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorousway:

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ancestor (n)

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a person related to you who lived a long time ago

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repatriation (n)

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the act of sending or bringing someone, or sometimes money or other property, back to the country that he, she, or it came from

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predator (prey) (n)

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an animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals

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exacerbate (v)

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to make something that is already bad even worse

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Colony (n)

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a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away

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constitute (v)

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to be or be considered as something

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discrepancy (n)

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a difference between two things that should be the same

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Halt (v)

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to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening

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overlay (v)

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to cover something with a layer of something

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prone (v)

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likely to do, get, or suffer from something

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altitude (n)

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height above sea level

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eradicate (v)

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to get rid of something completely or destroysomething bad

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submission (n)

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the act of allowing someone or something to have power over you

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straightforward (adj(

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easy to understand or simple

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stimulus (n)

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something that causes part of the body to react

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potent (adj)

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very powerful, forceful, or effective

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dilate (v)

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to (cause a part of the body to) become wideror further open

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explicit (adj)

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clear and exact