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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
academy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass
kindness; virtue; all of the inhabitants of the earth
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barrel     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
vessel; large cylindrical container
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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bitter     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
just; only; hardly; scarcely
harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
created by, permitted by law; according to the law of works
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catching     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
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commercial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
fixed; exact; having distinct limits
money-making; involved in work that is intended for the mass market
more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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dean     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
medical prescription; a set of directions for making or preparing something, especially food
fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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display     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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cut small pieces from; diminish or reduce to shape; break or crack
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; hold or support while moving; bear
increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
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exclusive     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
causing sadness, compassion, or pity
easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
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foul     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives
call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
an act that violates the rules of a sport
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instance     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
big storm; severe tropical cyclone
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
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internal     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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inside; interior;  located within the limits or surface
directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
in every part; in or through all parts; everywhere; during the entire time or extent
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match     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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something that resembles or harmonizes with
one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
union; an act of melting together by heat
model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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obvious     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
exposed; easily discovered; plain
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pilot     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
declaration assuring that one will or will not do something; an indication of something favorable to come
oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
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promising     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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lacking strength or vigor; weak
showing a natural gift for something
likely to develop desirably; affording hope
making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
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righteous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
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significant     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
highest in office or rank; principal; head
lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
not easily moved or disturbed
reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
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surgery     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest
great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind
building for confinement of persons held in lawful custody
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symbol     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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act of describing; sketch or account of anything in words
one who performs manual operations on a patient
sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
name written in own handwriting
portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes
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warehouse     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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approach; entry; entrance
out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
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