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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 1
ally     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
confederate; partner; collaborator
all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize
leisure time away from work; the act of making something legally void
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available     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
greatly loved; dear to the heart
having or deserving glory; famous; characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent; wonderful
outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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block     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
investigate systematically; examine; search
take place; be found to exist; come to one's mind
make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from the mouth as birds
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chill     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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having or showing great strength or force or intensity
cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
consisting of three united; multiplied by three; threefold; three times repeated
stretch or force to the limit; tight
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; designed for a particular use or function
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conduct     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
make a kind of musical sound by lips; emit a similar sound from the mouth as birds
crush or bruise; get stuck; press tightly together
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
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defendant     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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union; an act of melting together by heat
something that is intended; aim or purpose
brink; perimeter; margin
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
one required to make answer in an action or suit
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ditch     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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outer boundary length; closed curve bounding a plane area
back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
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explore     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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investigate systematically; examine; search
question severely; torture or afflict
point out; direct to a knowledge of
move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
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genetic     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
of or relating to the science of gene; relating to, or influenced by the origin of something
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image     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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dismissal of employees from their jobs
talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
benefit; something that aids health or happiness
visual representation; representation of a person
subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
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limb     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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approach; entry; entrance
interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety
arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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marrow     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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two people or things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; a couple
feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance
something, such as a cork or a wad of cloth, used to fill a hole tightly; stopper
physical position in relation to the surroundings; position; location
tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the essence; the best part
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period     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
something formed in mind; thought or notion
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs
an impure matter that forms on or rises to the surface of a liquid or body of water; worthless people
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pillow     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
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rescue     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river; internal angle formed by the intersection
governing direction for a specific purpose; regulation; systematic method
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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resolve     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position
fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
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smart     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
difficult to analyze or understand
dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
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stubborn     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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resistant to; free or exempt from; not subject to
of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide; questionable
composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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swell     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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move or force to get something open; make an uninvited inquiry
bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
make a choice or decision; choose; select
seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
destroy property or hinder normal operations
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vanquish     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
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