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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
adoration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
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blaze     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
place too much a load on
throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
proclaim as with a trumpet; spread the news about
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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blight     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
flame up with a bright, wavering light; burst into intense, sudden flame; become suddenly angry
hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense
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corrode     Speak
 
(4)
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
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dispatch     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
father and ruler of family or tribe
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fairy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
a message that helps to remember something
enchantment; illusion; imaginary supernatural being or spirit
branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
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fleece     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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move in a way that is cutting or going through something; cultivate; farm; break and turn over earth
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
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gaze     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment
cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid
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indolent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
of the same kin; related by blood
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
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laurels     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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lumber     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
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moped     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
a small two-wheeled vehicle with a motor and pedals like those on a bicycle
member of working class; blue collar person
degree of visibility of your environment
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phrase     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
a person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
a very wrong and unfair action or situation; gross injustice or unrighteousness, wickedness
a company which sells goods
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popcorn     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
genetics; inheritance; the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
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redress     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
coarse food for cattle or horses
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
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retailer     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a heavy textile with a woven design
an artist who creates sculptures
legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
a company which sells goods
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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spacecraft     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a vehicle for traveling in space
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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strain     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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negate; act against
beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
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treacherous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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upland     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
land or an area of land of high elevation
state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
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