How to Master the ielts

barred
prevented
bolster
to strengthen or support
claimant
a person making a claim, eg in a lawsuit; the plaintiff
‘copycat’
slang term for copying
deceived
to make something appear true when it is not; to mislead
deemed
considered to be; judged to be
defendant
the person against whom the claim is brought
distinct
different; setting it apart from the rest
distinguish
similar meaning to distinct
emanate
originate
exclusiveness
allowing no others; not sharing
goodwill
the good reputation of the business
invoking
to use a rule or the law
misrepresent
to represent incorrectly
overturned
to reverse a court’s decision; also to turn over, tip over
reputation
the character or worth of a person or a business
restricted
limited
usurp
take the place of
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apprehensive
fearful
citizen
a member of the public
concurrence
in agreement
cue
reminder; signal
dictaphone
a small cassette recorder for recording and playing back speech

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flee
run away; escape from
gesticulations
gestures made with the hand whilst speaking
key elements
important ideas; basic ingredient; eg the key elements of a CV
omitted
missed out
preface
an earlier statement
primitive ancestor
early humans
rambling
a lot of confused or unimportant speech
retrieval
getting back; regaining