Microsoft Word ielts 4000 Academic Word List

 
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vacancy:
absence; emptiness
vacant:
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
vacation:
leisure time away from work; act of making something legally void
vaccinate:
perform or produce immunity
vacuum:
empty area or space; electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
vague:
imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
vain:
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
valid:
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded
validity:
quality of having legal force or effectiveness
valley:
space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river system; internal angle 
formed by intersection
valve:
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid 
vanish:
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
vanity:
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
vapor:
gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
variable:
factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
variance:
an event that departs from expectations; the expected value of the square of the deviations 
of a random variable from its mean value
variant:
varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
variation:
act of changing or altering
varied:
differed; diversified; various
variety:
diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
various:
different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain

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