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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
anarchy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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deed or action, particularly a brave deed
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
degree of visibility of your environment
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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bellows     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
the unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity
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bundle     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
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copious     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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based on assumptions; supposed
continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
imaginative; not based on fact; dubious
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
most personal; being deepest within the self
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dependent     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
one who relies on another especially for financial support
god; divinity; supernatural things
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expanse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
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footnote     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to
imaginary circle on the surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
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glut     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong
fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily
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incomprehensible     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
causing shock or horror; gruesome
unintelligible; difficult to understand
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
most advantageous; optimum; ideal
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installment     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit
decree; authoritative command or order
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
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medal     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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odor     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the case for sword blade; sheath
a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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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
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
anger aroused by something unjust
business firm; a group of people combined into or acting as one body
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
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press     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
machines or devices that apply pressure or print; collecting and publishing of news; journalism in general
a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
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rescind     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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make too high an estimate of
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
establish, organize, and set in operation
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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resolve     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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acquit; free from blame; discharge from duty
fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense
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securely     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
in a manner free from fear or risk
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
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surly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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tremulous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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vista     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; the trait of judging wisely and objectively
gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
the distant view, especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
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