BOOST YOUR VOCABULARY CAMBRIDGE IELTS 15 TEST 1 PASSAGE 1 - Phương Anh Phạm | Library

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Which word is a synonym for valuable in this sentence: They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchants based in Venice, but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.

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Which word is a synonym for native to in this sentence: The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia.

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Which word is a synonym for branch in this sentence: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear-shaped fruits.

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Which word is a synonym for dense in this sentence: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear-shaped fruits.

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Which word is a synonym for dense in this sentence: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear-shaped fruits.

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Which word is a synonym for foliage in this sentence: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear-shaped fruits.

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Which word is a synonym for oval in this sentence: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear-shaped fruits.

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Which word is a synonym for pale in this sentence: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear-shaped fruits.

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Which word is a synonym for pale in this sentence: The tree is thickly branched with dense foliage of tough, dark green oval leaves, and produces small, yellow, bell-shaped flowers and pale yellow pear-shaped fruits.

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Which word is a synonym for splits into in this sentence: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a purple-brown shiny seed, 2-3 cm long by about 2 cm across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril’.

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Which word is a synonym for surround in this sentence: When the fruit is ripe, this husk splits into two halves along a ridge running the length of the fruit, inside is a purple-brown shiny seed, 2-3 cm long by about 2 cm across, surrounded by a lacy red or crimson covering called an ‘aril’.

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Which word is a synonym for former in this sentence: These are the sources of the two spices nutmeg and mace, the former being produced from the dried seed and the latter from the aril.

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Which word is a synonym for costly in this sentence: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

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Which word is a synonym for preservative in this sentence: Nutmeg was a highly prized and costly ingredient in European cuisine in the Middle Ages, and was used as a flavouring, medicinal, and preservative agent.

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Which word is a synonym for exclusive in this sentence: Throughout this period, the Arabs were the exclusive importers of the spice to Europe.

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Which word is a synonym for merchant in this sentence: They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchants based in Venice, but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.

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Which word is a synonym for commodity in this sentence: They sold nutmeg for high prices to merchants based in Venice, but they never revealed the exact location of the source of this extremely valuable commodity.

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Which word is a synonym for dominance of in this sentence: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.

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Which word is a synonym for reach in this sentence: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.

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Which word is a synonym for exploit in this sentence: The Arab-Venetian dominance of the trade finally ended in 1512, when the Portuguese reached the Banda Islands and began exploiting its precious resources.