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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
air     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be broadcast on television or radio
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
make a choice or decision; choose; select
humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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backward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
occurring or payable every year
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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buzz     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy
act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
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candidate     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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position relative to others; standing
the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect
a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
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confident     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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assured; having or marked by assurance
unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
bare and pure; completely unclothed
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curse     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; bring great evil upon
set up or found; build
flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
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discipline     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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protective covering or structure; protect; guard
promise solemnly and formally; binding commitment to do something
a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
plan for an activity or event; arrange
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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flesh     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the soft tissue of the body, mainly muscle and fat; surface or skin of the human body; meat of animals
expression of disagreement and disapproval;  complain against
a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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funeral     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a small room or apartment; room for privacy
punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
ceremony held in connection with burial; burial procession accompanying body to the grave; end of existence
a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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identical     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
having the ability required for a specific task
clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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line     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer
thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface; border or boundary
moral fault or failing; evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit; physical defect or weakness
exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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marine     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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observe     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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postpone     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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do punishment in return for injury or insult; avenge
hold back to a later time; delay; defer
declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
consent to; give permission
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
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raid     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
pledge that something will happen or that something is true
extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
the action of trying at something
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scale     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
find or declare guilty
cure;  make or get healthy again
follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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somewhat     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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less advanced in age than another; younger; lower in standing or rank
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home
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stake     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; creation of the highest excellence
money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
substance that can be consumed to produce energy
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
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towel     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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rectangular cloth or paper for drying or wiping
a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action
a small section of filmed or filed material
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typical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
conforming to a type; representative
just; only; hardly; scarcely
worthy of notice; extraordinary
not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
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