IELTS Vocabulary Unit 4

IELTS Vocabulary Unit 4 (60 Cards)
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1	abstract	Adj. not concrete; related to ideas or feelings
2	accompany	v. to go with; happen at the same time
3	adopt	v. to accept or start to use something new
4	agricultural	Adj. related to farming
5	altar	n. a table or similar structure for religious ceremonies
6	atmosphere	n. the feeling of a place
7	attribute	v. to give credit for or see as the origin of something
8	benefit	n. the use, advantage of
9	carve	v. to cut and shape hard material
10	celebration	n. a social event to mark a special day or occasion
11	civilization	n. human society, its organization and culture
12	conflict	n. difficulty; opposition
13	considerably	Adv. a great deal; noticeably
14	creator	n. the first maker of something
15	culminate	v. to result in; end with
16	deed	n. an act, especially a good or bad one
17	discourage	v. to try to stop or prevent something
18	effectively	Adv. well; successfully
19	elaborate	Adj. having a lot of detail and decoration
20	emerge	v. to appear; develop
21	encompass	v. to include
22	energetic	Adj. having a lot of energy
23	evidence	n. signs; proof something is or is not true
24	evoke	v. to bring to mind
25	exaggerated	Adj. made to seem more or bigger
26	excavation	n. an area of digging, especially to find objects from past cultures
27	floral	Adj. related to flowers or leaves
28	frailty	n. weakness and lack of strength
29	function	v. to perform well
30	garland	n. a decorative rope of flowers or leaves
31	gesture	n. a movement to express a feeling or idea
32	graceful	Adj. having beauty of movement
33	humorous	Adj. funny; entertaining
34	illusion	n. appearance of being real; false impression
35	image	n. a mental picture
36	influence	n. an effect; power
37	inscribe	v. to mark a surface with words or letters
38	literacy	n. the ability to read and write
39	literal	Adj. following the exact meaning
40	merge	v. to combine
41	mythology	n. set of traditional stories used to explain the origins of things
42	portray	v. to represent; act out
43	prominent	Adj. important; major
44	prop	n. object used by actors
45	property	n. something that is owned
46	reign	n. the period of time that a king or queen is in power
47	reminiscent	Adj. similar to; reminding of something
48	renowned	Adj. famous
49	revive	v. to bring back to life
50	ritual	n. a set of actions used as part of a ceremony
51	scholar	n. person who has great deal of knowledge about a particular subject
52	settle	v. to establish a permanent place to live
53	sharpen	v. to improve, perfect
54	specialized	Adj. relating to read and write
55	stereotype	n. a fixed idea people have, especially one that is wrong
56	structure	n. something that is built, such as a building or bridge
57	sway	v. to move back and forth
58	tablet	n. a thin, flat piece of material to write on
59	token	n. an object used to present something else
60	tradition	n. the custom or belief of a group of people