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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
agency     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject; speech that is open to the public
several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
part of the neck in front of; passage to stomach and lung
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
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band     Speak
 
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n.  
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something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
coffee house; restaurant where coffee and liquors are served
model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally
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block     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
pretend to be someone you are not; assume a posture as for artistic purposes
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clearance     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a garden; margin; verge; brink; boundary
act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
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conduct     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
make a choice or decision; choose; select
humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
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cure     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities
trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; removal of disease or evil
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
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dock     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
connect or join together; combine
bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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explode     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have; be deprived of; fail to win
drop; sink; lose an upright position suddenly; decrease in size, extent, or range
give or bring back; return to its original condition
deprive of capability or effectiveness; unable; impair; diminish
erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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genetic     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
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horrible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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deserving of blame; adjudged to have committed crime
exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
about soldiers, to arms, or war; of the whole body of soldiers
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lap     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
the flap that lies over another part; area of control or responsibility; upper side of the thighs of a seated person
narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
any system of lines or channels crossing like the fabric of a net; complex, interconnected group or system
electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
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motive     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
any liquid, like water, milk, blood, sap, juice; alcoholic or spirituous fluid
impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow
the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
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oppose     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy
keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
assign the roles of; choose at random
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practical     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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based on experience; useful
harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; disagreeable aspect; unsightly
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recover     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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get or find back; regain a former condition
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
flow and spread suddenly; flood
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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righteous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
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specific     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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occurring or payable every year
concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
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staff     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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personnel who assist superior to carry out an assigned task
swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
the glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
thought or behavior followed from generation to generation;  heritage
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tragedy     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
team; guard team; group of persons; business enterprise
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volume     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
stream; flow; up-to-date; present
a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; the power of cognition
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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