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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
agent     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
dominance; power to dominate or defeat
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
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ascetic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
relatively; in comparison
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
able to produce the desired effect; valid
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breach     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
a message that helps to remember something
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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consort     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
use economically; conserve; save
associate; spend time in the company of particular people
fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
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desultory     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
of the same kin; related by blood
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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engaging     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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charming; tending to draw attention or affections
of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
without advance preparation; naturally
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fell     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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meant or adapted for an occasion or use
capable of destroying; lethal
hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
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heroism     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
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hood     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
height; status; high level of respect
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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intangible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
unintelligible; difficult to understand
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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malaise     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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modulate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
assent; agree without protesting
disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
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pastoral     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
continuous, without interruption; intact
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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plow     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
move in a way that is cutting or going through something; cultivate; farm; break and turn over earth
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
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realization     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
fulfillment; awareness; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
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schooner     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
one who sets devices to catch animals
right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
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sinister     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
easily approachable; warmly friendly
suggesting or threatening evil
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sublime     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
able to produce the desired effect; valid
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timid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
proximately; directly; without an interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
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venerable     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
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