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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
agency     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
visual representation; representation of a person
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
healthcare facility for outpatient care
dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
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bare     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
greater in number, quantity, or extent; more important
lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing
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brand     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
personnel who assist superior to carry out an assigned task
dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
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chapter     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
a sign made to give notice to a person
procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
an assignment that is given to a person or group; an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; job or task
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confusion     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
basic, center,  or most important part; the essence
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
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deserve     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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assign the roles of; choose at random
be worthy of; have a right to
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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dump     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
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executive     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
compassionate treatment of unfortunate and helpless; willingness to spare or to help; disposition to be kind
a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy
substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
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foster     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
flow and spread suddenly; flood
penetrate; make a hole into
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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hawk     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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favorable public reputation; great renown
team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
relation of a father to his child
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
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intimate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
state clearly; make known formally or officially
give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
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mess     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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objective     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
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previous     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
existing or occurring before something else
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
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remind     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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give or bring back; return to its original condition
make less severe or strict; become less tense
penetrate; make a hole into
tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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scoop     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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some persons associated together in any work; a flock of wild ducks
the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
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sink     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
destroy property or hinder normal operations
set free from restraint; set at liberty; release; give or transfer
take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind
fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
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suspicious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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tongue     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
organ situated in the floor of mouth; speech; language; clapper of a bell
a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; slow gait; step
code of correct conduct; rules governing socially acceptable behavior; record of a transaction
follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
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vital     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
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
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