Oct 17 IELTS word list

m->meanings, p->pronunciation,s->spell

1. grope
   1. The man groped for the light switch in the dark room.
   2. grope for
2. lever
   1. He levered a box open to reveal an antique vase.
   2. reveal
   3. antique
   4. tool /m
   5. means /m
3. ethical
   1. ethical standards
   2. ethical problems
   3. The behavior is not strictly ethical.
4. improvement
   1. improvement in
   2. His oral English is well, but there's still room for some improvement.
5. vacant
   1. a vacant position
   2. a vacant seat
   3. a vacant expression
   4. A vacant room is very difficult to find in this district after nine o'clock.
   5. vacancy
   6. vacate
6. truant
   1. Jason has been truanting three days this week
7. scandal
   1. financial scandal
   2. The scandal destroyed the government's image completely.
8. latent
   1. latent capital
   2. latent infection
   3. latent period
   4. He still has latent force to develop in study and research.
9. tenant
   1. a sitting tenant
   2. The furniture was left by the former tenant.
   3. lodger
   4. leaseholder
10. psychiatric
    1. Jim suffered from a psychiatric disorder
11. campfire
    1. The campfire smoldered for hours after the blaze died out
12. bolster
    1. To protect airports near the sea, the coastline is being bolstered with twelve kilometers of sea defences.
13. immigrant
    1. This immigrant citizenship was revoked because he had concealed his criminal record.
14. sequence
    1. Scientists were able to analyse the sequence of events.
15. ecosystem
    1. balanced ecosystem
    2. One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis.
16. concern
    1. as/so far as ... be concerned
    2. concern oneself with/about
    3. be concerned with
    4. concern with/about
    5. What most concerns me is I'm still not doing very well on my homework
    6. concerned
    7. concerning
17. transfer
    1. transfer property to sb
    2. transfer from ... to
    3. bank transfer
    4. Pollen can be transferred by birds that come into contact with flowers
    5. transference
    6. transferable