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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
affection     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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having or reflecting superior quality or value
soft or small cushion; a kind of cushion for writing upon or for blotting
fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
unspecified objects; tangible substance
a period of time spent sleeping
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behave     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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perform; conduct oneself in a proper way
express an opinion; remark
compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
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business     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the field where the buildings of a university are situated
rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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casual     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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combine     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum
blend; fuse; merge
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design     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot
a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
act of working out the form of something; creation of something in mind; formulate a plan for
self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
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drown     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
cause something to happen; set off
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episode     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
something that is intended; aim or purpose
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forgive     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; an excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
enclose;  arrange or fold as a cover or protection
pour; sudden drop from an upright position; flow or run out
assign the roles of; choose at random
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
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instinct     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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garden of Eden; any place of complete delight and peace
dismissal of employees from their jobs
an inborn pattern of behavior; nature
management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
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item     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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general name applied to various insects
clump; cluster; gathering
part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
a power affecting person or thing; effect of one thing on another; flowing in or upon; influx
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maintenance     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
motor hotel; lodging rooms adjacent to a parking lot
orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
great number; person entertaining guests
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opportunity     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
an inborn pattern of behavior; nature
subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
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presume     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
break apart; cut; divide
take for granted as true in the absence of proof; venture without authority
remove the surface from
bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
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recommendation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
solid surface of the earth; bottom; lowest part
making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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resume     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
be or become joined or united; connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
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severe     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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preceding in the order of time; former; previous
causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
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staff     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
personnel who assist superior to carry out an assigned task
confederate; partner; collaborator
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topic     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
quality of being wise; knowledge; results of wise judgments
the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
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vicious     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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consistent with; based on; using reason
seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
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