Ielts vocabulary Masterclass book + ielts listening & Reading Dictionary: Dominate Proficiency Level Vocabulary for ielts listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking

Indulge
= to do something that you like (like a reward).
Pursue
= to follow an activity in order to reach a goal. Think of chasing
your dreams.
Tedious
= not exciting. Focusing on highly specific but boring things (in
the speaker’s opinion).
Trivial =
unimportant

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Unwind =
to begin the process of relaxation after stress or hard work
Foster =
to protect something and encourage it to grow (an idea, an
attitude, a feeling, an action or a result).

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Exercise
Choose a word or phrase from the definitions above and write it in the
correct gap below.
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If there is more than one possible answer, choose the best option
for the sentence.
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You might need to use the same word or phrase more than once
in some cases.
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You may need to adapt the form of the word to fit into the
sentence. For example, you might need to change a verb to third
person singular to ensure subject-verb agreement like
bond-bonds.
1. I decided to …………….. myself and had a weekend in New
York.
2. I usually like to ……………. by doing some exercise and
meeting up with some friends at the weekend. We have a few
drinks and go out for dinner or we watch a film. I also like to
unwind at the end of the day by reading and listening to some
music. It really helps to clear my mind.
3. Lots of decisions that we think are really important when we’re
younger seem …………….. when we get older. 
4. I found paragliding …………………….. I was hooked from the
first time I tried it. 
5. I really want to study and work in London, because it’s such a
……………………. place. I love walking down the street and

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seeing all the different people from all over the world, or, going
to the markets and chatting to the locals.
6. The film was ……………., I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen
(it had us glued to the screen). From the plot, to the characters
and setting, I thought it was all incredible.
7. I want to ………………… a career in engineering.
8. I find numbers and Maths quite ………………., I’m much more
interested in biology.
9. The government has introduced policies that ……….. fair
competition among companies.
10. Turning up to a formal office job interview in shorts is not
………….. obviously, so they rejected him. This made him re-
examine his life. 
11. I live quite a ………… life during the week. I live in a small
apartment in the city centre and I work and study most days.
However, at the weekends, I work as a magician at private events
around the country! 
12. According to ……………….. wisdom in Hollywood, films can’t
make a profit unless they have big name actors and actresses and
large budgets. I really like films that defy those odds.
*Note: ‘defy the odds’ means to succeed despite what people believe
or despite low probability of success.
13. There is a …………….. of people who agree with this political