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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
analogous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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comparable; similar or alike
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
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atone     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
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clamor     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject
noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
written proposal or reminder
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
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contiguous     Speak
 
(4)
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done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
relatively; in comparison
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
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duel     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
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epic     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
single celled organism with no nucleus
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement
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feverish     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
marked by intense agitation or emotion
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
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glut     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
make a sound quieter and less clear
walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
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incomprehensible     Speak
 
(9)
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proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
unintelligible; difficult to understand
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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laurel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
assault; a very powerful attack
an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information
detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
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luxuriant     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
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nimble     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
crowded; having a lot of people living there
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
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pestilence     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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ply     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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raven     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
an artist who creates sculptures
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robe     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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snob     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information
quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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stratum     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
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ultrasonic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
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woolen     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
made or consisting of wool
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
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