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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
afford     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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free from obstructions; make surface shine
remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
get or find back; regain a former condition
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
difficult to handle or manage
showing a natural gift for something
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
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block     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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move away from the position occupied; cause to change place; take away
make one or more folds in; store in a safe spot; put in a snug spot
have doubts about; distrust
hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
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chase     Speak
 
(4)
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escape fluid from a container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
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cooperate     Speak
 
(5)
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prepare text for filming or broadcasting
determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
struggle as with an opposing force; fight with
work or act together toward a common end or purpose
upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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design     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
movement; an act of changing location; ability or power to move
the flat surface on which money is counted, business is transacted; one that is an opposite
emotional wound or shock having long-lasting effects; serious injury to the body
orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
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enormous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
trivial; of small importance; very small
accurate or careful; complete
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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explode     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
hand over, give up, give something into another's control
erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
examine and note the similarities or differences of
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function     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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feeling secure or certain about something
act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
state that is intermediate between extremes
consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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guarantee     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot
pledge that something will happen or that something is true
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label     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of receiving; how something is greeted
paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
basic, center,  or most important part; the essence
plan for an activity or event; arrange
play; literary work intended for theater
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mercy     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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handling; care that are intended to relieve illness or injury
group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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nursery     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause;  feeling of excitement
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
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personnel     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
group of people willing to obey orders
plan for an activity or event; arrange
a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
unvarying or habitual method of procedure; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals
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rescue     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
a power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx
composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
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scholarship     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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single     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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by moving in or forming a circle; from beginning to end; throughout; to a specific place or person
owed and payable immediately or on-demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important
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stiff     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
not moving or operating freely; lacking ease in bending; resistant
most outstanding; highest; superior
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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tongue     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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name written in own handwriting
soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
organ situated in the floor of mouth; speech; language; clapper of a bell
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
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violent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
existing in possibility; expected to become or be
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
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