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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
alternative     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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attempt     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
the action of trying at something
feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; worry; annoyance; anxiety.
platform projecting from the wall of a building
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
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betray     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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penetrate; make a hole into
make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from the mouth as birds
feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
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cemetery     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
a way for travel or transportation
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
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community     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
the root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped and of a reddish yellow color
call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
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defendant     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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state of being present; current existence
one required to make answer in an action or suit
sudden mass fear and anxiety
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing anything
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enormous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
of or relating to non-military life
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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flesh     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals
an event that will inevitably happen in the future
cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
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fort     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
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inevitable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
not easily moved or disturbed
in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
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jam     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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nasty     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
exposed; easily discovered; plain
unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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odds     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
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prescription     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
written instructions from a doctor; written order; an act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
meeting of elected or appointed representatives
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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receipt     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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ornamental circlet or head covering, made of gold  with jewels and worn as a symbol of sovereignty
act of receiving;  acknowledgment of goods delivered or money paid
one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
cell; compartment; room
organ situated in the floor of mouth; speech; language; clapper of a bell
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roast     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
hold back to a later time; delay; defer
cause something to happen; set off
invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
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shrink     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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become smaller or draw together; compress
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
contend for; call in question; oppose; dispute
inquire into; attempt to find out in a scientific manner
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swallow     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
observe; watch; keep an eye on
cure;  make or get healthy again
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sweep     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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vengeance     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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covered and enclosed entrance to the building; the covered passage
posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
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