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Words for General IELTS - Lesson 27

Here you will learn some English words about possession, such as "collect", "derive", "heir", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.

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Words for General IELTS
to buy up
[verb]
to buy the whole supply of something such as tickets, stocks, goods, etc.
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to collect
[verb]
to gather or bring together things from different places or people
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to scrape
[verb]
to gather something, such as money, with difficulty and over time
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to amass
[verb]
to gather a large amount of money, knowledge, etc. gradually
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to accumulate
[verb]
to collect an increasing amount of something over time
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to hoard
[verb]
to gather and store a large supply of food, money, etc., usually somewhere secret
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to obtain
[verb]
to get something, often with difficulty
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to gain
[verb]
to obtain or achieve something that is needed or desired
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to derive
[verb]
to get something from a specific source
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to acquire
[verb]
to buy or begin to have something
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to earn
[verb]
to receive something one deserves as a result of something one has done or the qualities one possesses
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finesse
[noun]
the act of dealing with a situation in a subtle and skillful way
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to harvest
[verb]
to catch fish or animals for consumption
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to inherit
[verb]
to receive money, property, etc. from someone who has passed away
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to receive
[verb]
to be given something or to accept something that is sent
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to reclaim
[verb]
to get back something that has been lost, taken away, etc.
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to source
[verb]
to attain a product from a particular place
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to wrest
[verb]
to take something out of someone's hand usually by force
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to fetch
[verb]
to go and bring a person or thing, typically at someone's request or for a specific purpose
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heir
[noun]
someone who has the legal right to inherit the property, money, or title of a deceased individual
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recipient
[noun]
someone who receives something or to whom something is awarded
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addressee
[noun]
a person to whom a letter, package, etc. is addressed to
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to win back
[verb]
to regain something that was previously lost
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acquisition
[noun]
the act of buying or obtaining something, especially something that is valuable
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retrieval
[noun]
the act or process of getting something back from where it was left or lost
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collection
[noun]
the act of gathering things or people from different places
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to recuperate
[verb]
to get something back, especially after losing it
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reception
[noun]
the action or process of receiving something
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to accrue
[verb]
(of sums of money, benefits, etc.) to be received by someone and be accumulated gradually
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to capture
[verb]
to seize or get control of something by force
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to take possession (of)
[phrase]
to begin to own or control something
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