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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
aloof     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
incapable of being described
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
hairy; lacking sharp detail or clarity; consisting of, or covered with wool
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birch     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
genetics; inheritance; the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring
one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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bodyguard     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
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courtship     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; good judgment
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
ability to foresee future happenings
gap; a long narrow opening
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deign     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
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eulogy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
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folly     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
ability to foresee future happenings
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harangue     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
dominance; power to dominate or defeat
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
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inanimate     Speak
 
(9)
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lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
crowded to capacity; compressed
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juncture     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
a point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
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lull     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
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motivation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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parliamentary     Speak
 
(13)
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having the supreme legislative power
most advantageous; optimum; ideal
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
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pneumonia     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
inflammation of the lungs
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ransom     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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first light of day; first advent or appearance
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
hereditary nobility; privileged class
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
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scrape     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
endanger; imperil; put at risk
tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
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solemnity     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
enchantment; illusion; imaginary supernatural being or spirit
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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stapler     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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coming into being of something; origin
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
one who deals in staple goods or staple fibers; a device used to bind the material together through staples
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tractor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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unscrupulous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
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