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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
become worse; decline
traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
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appellation     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
act of burning something
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cardinal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
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conceited     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
moved by sexual love; loving
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debtor     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
recollection; process of remembering
something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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engaging     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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bodily; of material nature; tangible
in or into a high place; high or higher up
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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fester     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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gratification     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor
act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject
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impediment     Speak
 
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n.  
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religious zeal; willingness to serve God
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
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invigilate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
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mermaid     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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gift; donation; funds or property donated to an individual or group
legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
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miniature     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
disbelief; doubt about the truth of something
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packaging     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
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pious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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reddish color; healthy-looking
flexible; moving and bending with ease
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
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recoil     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
close tightly; grasp or grip tightly; fasten with a clinch
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
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sag     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane
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sedition     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
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sundry     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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tack     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
enchantment; illusion; imaginary supernatural being or spirit
small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
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unscrupulous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
unprincipled; lacking honesty
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
useless; having no useful result; vain
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