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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
afford     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
bite and grind with the teeth
pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
be compatible with; cause to match; cut to rectangular shape; bring into agreement or balance; settle
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auction     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
public sale of property to the highest bidder
quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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brief     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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not easily moved or disturbed
steadfast in allegiance or duty; faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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catch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
line; proceed in one line
go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
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code     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
jump; hop; place jumped over or from
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cruise     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
consent to; give permission
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
make a slight, sharp noise by gentle striking; tick
overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty
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disturb     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence
flow in a spurt; rain heavily; supply in large amounts
move away from the position occupied; cause to change place; take away
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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establish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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set up or found; build
allow to have; give based on merit; be willing to concede
observe; watch; keep an eye on
pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
slip; usually move in an uncontrolled manner; move smoothly along a surface
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grip     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
a long thin piece of cloth or paper; measuring instrument for length by a narrow strip
hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match
follow after; follow to obtain; endeavor to attain
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
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guardian     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
one who guards, preserves, or secures; one who has, or is entitled to custody of person or property
unspecified objects; tangible substance
loose, flowing upper garment; ordinary outer dress of woman; official robe of certain professional men
hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
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limb     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
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mansion     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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visual representation; representation of a person
dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
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occasion     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a significant event that occurs at a critical time; opportunity to do something; event or happening
drug extracted from coca leaves as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure, that can become addictive
dismissal of employees from their jobs
fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
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procedure     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
passageway between fences which is not traveled as a highroad; narrow country road
act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
movement; an act of changing location; ability or power to move
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remove     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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move away from the position occupied; cause to change place; take away
destroy property or hinder normal operations
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
cure;  make or get healthy again
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sake     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
out of each hundred; per hundred; one part in a hundred
a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
purpose; reason for wanting something done
role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator
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slip     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
regard with respect; favorable regard
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
come off in flakes or thin small pieces; strip the skin off; get undressed
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spray     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
sofa; arrange or dispose as in a bed
one required to make answer in an action or suit
act of having and controlling property; belongings
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tender     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
offer formally; extend; propose a payment
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wardrobe     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
money; general acceptance or use
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than an impression; favorable estimation
unvarying or habitual method of procedure; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals
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