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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
agency     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
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basement     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; thankfulness
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blame     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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follow in; go in search of or hunt for
draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
continue to live; endure or last
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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circuit     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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cell; compartment; room
electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
all offspring at the same stage from an ancestor; interval between the birth of parents and their offspring
advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
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conflict     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
paper affixed to anything by inscription; slip of ribbon, parchment; writing annexed by way of addition
brink; perimeter; margin
any tangible or intangible possession that someone owns
the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect
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decent     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
highest in office or rank; principal; head
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discipline     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
place of the dead, or souls after death where sinners suffer eternal punishment; any place of pain and turmoil
motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot
feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
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factor     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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gamble     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
take by force or fear, and against one's will; seize and detain unlawfully and usually for ransom
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haunt     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
assign the roles of; choose at random
develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
take by force or fear, and against one's will; seize and detain unlawfully and usually for ransom
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legitimate     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
bare and pure; completely unclothed
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
existing or occurring before something else
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modify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
destroy property or hinder normal operations
call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
blend; fuse; merge
go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
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period     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
march in a procession;  ceremonial procession; a visible display
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
agreement between parties concerning the sale of property
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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principle     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
basic truth or law or assumption; rule or law of nature;  rule of personal conduct
unvarying or habitual method of procedure; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
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rescue     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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action or manner of throwing something
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
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sector     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy
a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
sculpture representing a human or animal
a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
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shock     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
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stable     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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not easily moved or disturbed
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
involving advantage or good; on the positive side or higher end of a scale
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
as final consequence; at last; in the end
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team     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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some persons associated together in any work; a flock of wild ducks
electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; program; plan; scheme
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valley     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
group of criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit; a herd of buffalo or elk
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river; internal angle formed by the intersection
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