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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
alliance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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big storm; severe tropical cyclone
state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
neglect of order or system; irregularity; disturbance; sickness
an example that is cited to prove a contention or illustrate a point; case or occurrence
strong feeling or emotion; fervor
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aside     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
extreme; acute; in an extreme degree
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
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campaign     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
garden of Eden; any place of complete delight and peace
place abounding in trees or shrubs; the wild forest
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circuit     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
extreme fear; violent dread; fright
intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
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content     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
play; literary work intended for theater
an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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defendant     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
advantageous gain or return; income received from investments or property
extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
trunks, bags, parcels, and suitcases in which one carries one's belongings while traveling; luggage
one required to make answer in an action or suit
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dramatic     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
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extreme     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
worthy of notice; extraordinary
adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic
excellent; extraordinary;  strange in form, conception, or appearance
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gossip     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass
visual representation; representation of a person
extreme fear; violent dread; fright
unspecified objects; tangible substance
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hostage     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
loose, flowing upper garment; ordinary outer dress of woman; official robe of certain professional men
a small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
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invisible     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being seen; impossible or nearly impossible to see
having or causing a whirling sensation
deserving of blame; adjudged to have committed crime
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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march     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
a whole individual unit; a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
ability to see; sight; the vivid mental image
one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
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penalty     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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punishment established by law or authority for a crime or offense; fine
single person or thing; human regarded as a unique personality
container in which an electric motor pumps the coolant around
a lightship used for private pleasure trips
opportunity to do something; pause or interval, as from work; a sudden change
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policy     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
settled method of government to administer; system of public or official administration
dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
vessel; large cylindrical container
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
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promising     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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naive; lacking sense or awareness; free from evil or guilt
likely to develop desirably; affording hope
at or to or toward the front; toward the future
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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sector     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy
framework for holding objects
criteria; basis for comparison
common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
exceptional creative ability; unusual mental ability; someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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slip     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
break apart; cut; divide
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt
move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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splendid     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
based on experience; useful
not second hand; not copied or translated from something else
from this place; from this time; from this reason; as an inference or deduction
extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
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swing     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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sway or move from one side to another; turn round by  wind or tide; be hanged
extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
become smaller or draw together; compress
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upset     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
at or to or toward the front; toward the future
concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
not easily moved or disturbed
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