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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation
confederate; partner; collaborator
the largest possible quantity
out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
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basement     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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buck     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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express the need or desire for; ask for
get or find back; regain a former condition
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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carton     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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pasteboard for paper boxes; pasteboard box
mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
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contrary     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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based on experience; useful
causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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curb     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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dot     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
give temporarily; temporary provision of money
the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature;  rule of personal conduct
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fling     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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investigate systematically; examine; search
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
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fort     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
a person who is a member of a partnership; associate who works with others toward a common goal
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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hug     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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crowd together; keep close to; tight or amorous embrace
question severely; torture or afflict
go up or advance; fix onto a backing; put up or launch
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
regard with respect; favorable regard
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liquor     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
substance that can be consumed to produce energy
any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
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monster     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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stream; flow; up-to-date; present
sudden mass fear and anxiety
side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point, or area farthest from the front
landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
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occur     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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provide written evidence; record in detail
make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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plague     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
platform projecting from the wall of a building
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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remove     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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provide written evidence; record in detail
slip; usually move in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
move away from the position occupied; cause to change place; take away
begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
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scale     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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seek     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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state clearly; make known formally or officially
make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
make an effort to; try to get; try to discover
move by successive leaps, as toads do; spring or jump on one foot
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strip     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
remove the surface from
keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
take up residence; form a community; come to rest; bring to an end; fix firmly
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tape     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
people who buy goods or services
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
a long thin piece of cloth or paper; measuring instrument for length by a narrow strip
jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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wax     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
investigate systematically; examine; search
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
give a reduction in price on
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