IELTS CAM 14 - READING - TEST 3 - PASSAGE 2
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bug Answer: insect, pest
potential Answer: prospect, possibility, capability
pharmaceutical Answer: medicinal, medical, therapeutic, curative
derive Answer: originate, come from, develop, obtain, draw from
compound Answer: complex, mixture, mix, combination.
look to sb for sth Answer: to hope that someone will provide something for you
soothing Answer: reducing, alleviating, lessening, easing
curing Answer: healing, treating, alleviating, restore to health, #exacerbating
ailment Answer: disease, illness, sickness
primate Answer: a member of the group of animals that includes humans and monkeys
rub Answer: apply, smear, spread
toxin Answer: poison, venom, contaminant
ooze Answer: if a thick liquid oozes from something or if something oozes a thick liquid, that
liquid flows from it very slowly
millipede (milledepe) Answer: a long thin creature with a very large number of legs
deter Answer: prevent, discourage, put off, #encourage
noxious Answer: toxic, lethal, harmful # harmless
to rid themselves of Answer: overcome
intestinal Answer: relating to the intestines (= a long tube through which food travels from the
stomach and out of the body while it is being digested)
parasite Answer: a plant or animal that lives on or in another plant or animal and gets food
from it
ancient Answer: earliest, primeval, prehistoric, age-old, #modern#contemporary
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, grasp Answer: understanding, knowledge, awareness, perception, sense
build on Answer: use your achievements as a base for further development
foundation Answer: basis, groundwork, base, underpinning
perfect Answer: achieve, reach the summit of, top off, improve
extraction Answer: the process of removing or obtaining something from something else
characterisation Answer: description, classification, account, categorisation
modification Answer: alternation, adjustment, variation, change
laboratory Answer: a room or building with equipment for doing scientific tests
from scratch Answer: from the beginning, square one, from the ground up, initially
shift Answer: change, move, modification
promising Answer: hopeful, shows potential, #disappointing
far from easy Answer: difficult, challenging, tough, hard, complex, #simple, #easy
secure Answer: make safe, safeguard, lock.
sufficient Answer: enough, adequate, # inadequate
organism Answer: creature, life form, living thing
(smth) in question Answer: smth is being discussed
isolate Answer: separate, set apart, segregate, detach, #include
characterise Answer: distinguish, exemplify, indicate, set apart
hurdle Answer: obstacle, difficulty, barrier, block.
laboratory-based drug Answer: drugs that are synthetized in laboratory
varying Answer: changing, shifting, altering, changeable, erratic, #constant
prompt Answer: stimulate, urge, encourage, provoke, inspire, motivate, #prevent
approach Answer: method, methodology, tactic
mine Answer: excavate, dig, extract
genome Answer: all the genes in one cell of living thing.
compound Answer: combination, mixture, complex
barely Answer: hardly, just, only, just about
scratch the surface Answer: to deal with only a very small part of a subject or problem
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|COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH 100% ACCURATE
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bug Answer: insect, pest
potential Answer: prospect, possibility, capability
pharmaceutical Answer: medicinal, medical, therapeutic, curative
derive Answer: originate, come from, develop, obtain, draw from
compound Answer: complex, mixture, mix, combination.
look to sb for sth Answer: to hope that someone will provide something for you
soothing Answer: reducing, alleviating, lessening, easing
curing Answer: healing, treating, alleviating, restore to health, #exacerbating
ailment Answer: disease, illness, sickness
primate Answer: a member of the group of animals that includes humans and monkeys
rub Answer: apply, smear, spread
toxin Answer: poison, venom, contaminant
ooze Answer: if a thick liquid oozes from something or if something oozes a thick liquid, that
liquid flows from it very slowly
millipede (milledepe) Answer: a long thin creature with a very large number of legs
deter Answer: prevent, discourage, put off, #encourage
noxious Answer: toxic, lethal, harmful # harmless
to rid themselves of Answer: overcome
intestinal Answer: relating to the intestines (= a long tube through which food travels from the
stomach and out of the body while it is being digested)
parasite Answer: a plant or animal that lives on or in another plant or animal and gets food
from it
ancient Answer: earliest, primeval, prehistoric, age-old, #modern#contemporary
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, grasp Answer: understanding, knowledge, awareness, perception, sense
build on Answer: use your achievements as a base for further development
foundation Answer: basis, groundwork, base, underpinning
perfect Answer: achieve, reach the summit of, top off, improve
extraction Answer: the process of removing or obtaining something from something else
characterisation Answer: description, classification, account, categorisation
modification Answer: alternation, adjustment, variation, change
laboratory Answer: a room or building with equipment for doing scientific tests
from scratch Answer: from the beginning, square one, from the ground up, initially
shift Answer: change, move, modification
promising Answer: hopeful, shows potential, #disappointing
far from easy Answer: difficult, challenging, tough, hard, complex, #simple, #easy
secure Answer: make safe, safeguard, lock.
sufficient Answer: enough, adequate, # inadequate
organism Answer: creature, life form, living thing
(smth) in question Answer: smth is being discussed
isolate Answer: separate, set apart, segregate, detach, #include
characterise Answer: distinguish, exemplify, indicate, set apart
hurdle Answer: obstacle, difficulty, barrier, block.
laboratory-based drug Answer: drugs that are synthetized in laboratory
varying Answer: changing, shifting, altering, changeable, erratic, #constant
prompt Answer: stimulate, urge, encourage, provoke, inspire, motivate, #prevent
approach Answer: method, methodology, tactic
mine Answer: excavate, dig, extract
genome Answer: all the genes in one cell of living thing.
compound Answer: combination, mixture, complex
barely Answer: hardly, just, only, just about
scratch the surface Answer: to deal with only a very small part of a subject or problem
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