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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
abuse     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
improper use or handling; misuse
keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
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awkward     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
difficult to handle or manage
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
completely lacking wisdom or good sense
consistent with; based on; using reason
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bleed     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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emit blood; lose blood; withdraw blood from the body
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
play or game for money or other stakes; lose or squander by gaming
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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catching     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally
extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite
having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful
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coincidence     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
a person who has an unusually strong interest in an activity or subject
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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decent     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
existing in possibility; expected to become or be
invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
occurring or payable every year
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emotion     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion
struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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extra     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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with meaning; letter by letter
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
something additional of the same kind
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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fuel     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
the subject of a speech, essay, thesis, discussion, or conversation
the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
substance that can be consumed to produce energy
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
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hostile     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
something additional of the same kind
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
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layoff     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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dismissal of employees from their jobs
a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
demand for something as rightful or due
protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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marine     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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sea-dwelling; maritime; naval
skillful; handy; agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasing appearance; attractive
in the natural, unprocessed condition; cruel and unfair; uncooked; untrained and inexperienced
having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful
conforming to a type; representative
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novel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
kind or species; a class of;
a specific kind of something
a most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
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pine     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
line; proceed in one line
eat in the open air; have informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
have a desire for something or someone; yearn; grieve or mourn for
move slowly, as people or animals with the body near the ground
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recover     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
get or find back; regain a former condition
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resolve     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
record of a voyage or flight; a record of day to day activities
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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slap     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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brink; perimeter; margin
sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
the largest possible quantity
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supreme     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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assured; having or marked by assurance
of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
most outstanding; highest; superior
of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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tongue     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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special group delegated to consider some matter
battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
organ situated in the floor of mouth; speech; language; clapper of a bell
a long thin piece of cloth or paper; measuring instrument for length by a narrow strip
a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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undo     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold
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