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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
agent     Speak
 
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n.  
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small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
hereditary nobility; privileged class
fog; mist; partially opaque covering; vague or confused state of mind
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arid     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
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casting     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
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coin     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a passage from one form or state to another; change
small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make too high an estimate of
bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
become worse; decline
be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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exacting     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
of or relating to dimensions
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
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fodder     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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coarse food for cattle or horses
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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heath     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
restraint; avoiding excesses
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
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incumbent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
free, without charge; costing nothing
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interminable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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beneath the surface of the water; undersea
curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
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memorandum     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
written proposal or reminder
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
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microcosm     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a widely known person
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
a vehicle for traveling in space
a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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penance     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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pistol     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
the intensity of feeling; the warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion
amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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rat     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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decree; authoritative command or order
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
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sane     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
ancient; primitive; no longer fashionable
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
bodily; of material nature; tangible
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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smelt     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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process fast and efficiently; execute quickly and efficiently
be lazy or idle; move, stand, or recline in a relaxed manner
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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stapler     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
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tack     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
fog; mist; partially opaque covering; vague or confused state of mind
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visionary     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another
produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
continuous, without interruption; intact
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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