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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
agency     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
someone who pays to get goods or services
improper use or handling; misuse
the central forward portion of the lower jaw; bottom of the face
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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ashamed     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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bubble     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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graph; diagram;  map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
one who performs manual operations on a patient
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cart     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
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compliment     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
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cure     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
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dumb     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; three times repeated
mute; lacking the power of speech
high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
something additional of the same kind
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fascinating     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or rank
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
capable of arousing and holding the attention
wonderful; extraordinarily good
formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
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gracious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
of or relating to non-military life
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
assured; having or marked by assurance
beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
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hostile     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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stretch or force to the limit; tight
having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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legitimate     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
owed and payable immediately or on-demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
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mall     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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unvarying or habitual method of procedure; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals
shopping center; public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
certificate for a shareholder of the corporation; the total amount of goods in a shop
dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
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oath     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
basic, center,  or most important part; the essence
solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
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privilege     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
cunning or deceitful activity; attempt to get others to do something foolish
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
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rescue     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
a way for travel or transportation
a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
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section     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
covered and enclosed entrance to the building; the covered passage
a person qualified to practice dentistry
middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
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shower     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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strong feeling or emotion; fervor
written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
one who shows or exhibits; brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail; bath in which the water is sprayed
all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
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stiff     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
involving mind or intellectual process;  affected by disorder of mind
inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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tradition     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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having or reflecting superior quality or value
thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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vow     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
unspecified objects; tangible substance
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