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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
anniversary     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
difficult to analyze or understand
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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assign the roles of; choose at random
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
labor or study imposed by another; undertake; labor
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bite     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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pierce the skin with teeth; seize with the teeth; sting with a stinger; eat into; have a sharp taste
move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
give advice to someone; suggest
give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
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catch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
free from obstructions; make surface shine
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
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commission     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals
trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
a small section of filmed or filed material
fee for services; a group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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debate     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
expression of disagreement and disapproval;  complain against
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dramatic     Speak
 
(7)
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just; only; hardly; scarcely
showing a natural gift for something
not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
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fame     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
favorable public reputation; great renown
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gesture     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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trash; worthless or nonsensical matter; food wastes
knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
an assignment that is given to a person or group; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; job or task
the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
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insane     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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liquor     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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meeting of elected or appointed representatives
lightweight cord; a collection of objects threaded on a single strand; plant fiber
the commercial center of a town or city
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
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maniac     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject
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penalty     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current
solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
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plug     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
a period of time spent sleeping
something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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pursuit     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals
tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
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scum     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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spectacular     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
metropolitan; civic; having local self-government
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structure     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
complex construction or entity; complex composition of knowledge
depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
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thumb     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
small shop within a large department store or supermarket
something that is intended; aim or purpose
mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
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vicious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
solitary; by oneself, not with any other people
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
existing or occurring before something else
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