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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
adult     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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demand for something as rightful or due
written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
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article     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
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bully     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
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cancel     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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jump lightly; hop; bypass
determine the size of something; mark the layout, or establish dimensions; estimate by evaluation or comparison
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
be broadcast on television or radio
revoke; call off; omit or delete
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commission     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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healing power or quality; treatment of illness
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
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currency     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
money; general acceptance or use
the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
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embarrass     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
enclose;  arrange or fold as a cover or protection
pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
be broadcast on television or radio
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facility     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
special group delegated to consider some matter
electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
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grill     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
question severely; torture or afflict
attach; append; provide with a name or nickname; label
sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
stop motion; curb or restrain
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guardian     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause;  feeling of excitement
a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
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irony     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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mortal     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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obsession     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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pick     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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slip; usually move in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
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remarkable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
worthy of notice; extraordinary
as final consequence; at last; in the end
well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
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ribbon     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
plan for an activity or event; arrange
one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
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source     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
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spray     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
a way for travel or transportation
a way of considering or doing something
a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
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trail     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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path or track roughly through a wild or hilly country; overland route
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
great number; person entertaining guests
a sign posted in public place as an advertisement
the young of the sheep; simple, unsophisticated person
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vicious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
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