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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
appropriate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
act against or in opposition to; show a response or a reaction
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
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battery     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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beating or pounding; set of guns or heavy artillery; a dry cell that produces an electric current
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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bounce     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
revoke; call off; omit or delete
jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
eradicate; abolish; rule out
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circus     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
moral fault or failing; evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit; physical defect or weakness
place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
money given as a guarantee or security
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commit     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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touch the surface lightly; remove the beard or other body hair from
do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
be worthy of; have a right to
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critical     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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highest in office or rank; principal; head
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
solitary; by oneself, not with any other people
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despite     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system
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explore     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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investigate systematically; examine; search
get in touch with; reach
turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
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full     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree
filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
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harsh     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
morally justified; equitable; free from wrong, guilt, or sin
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lane     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
gain from labor, business, property, or capital
the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
state of being present; current existence
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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maximum     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
the largest possible quantity
the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
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panel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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improper use or handling; misuse
a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
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privacy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
quality of being secluded from view of others; condition of being hidden
a ball of thread or cord; thread; something guides or directs anything of a doubtful or intricate nature
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rational     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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consistent with; based on; using reason
at or to or toward the front; toward the future
not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two
not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
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rub     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert
work or act together toward a common end or purpose
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sort     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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kind or species; a class of;
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
summary of a longer discussion;  formal examination;  practice to refresh memory
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subtle     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
the smallest possible quantity
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
just; only; hardly; scarcely
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temporary     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being seen; impossible or nearly impossible to see
existing or occurring before something else
not permanent; not lasting
difficult to handle or manage
forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
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vice     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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platform projecting from the wall of a building
the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
a person who is considered for something; a person who is nominated for an office, prize, or honor
sound which follows a flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
moral fault or failing; evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit; physical defect or weakness
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