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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
ancestral     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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inherited or inheritable by established rules
possessed at birth; inborn
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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azure     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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free, without charge; costing nothing
bending so that one part covers the other
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
sky blue; light purplish-blue
having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
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cavalry     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
member of working class; blue collar person
an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
part of military force which serves on horseback
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
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commissioner     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
a person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
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dogged     Speak
 
(5)
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
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envisage     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
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fester     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
undergo decay; infect, inflame, or corrupt;
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
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hatchet     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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person of distinction or great reputation; the celebrity who is an inspiration to others
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
short ax used to chop wood
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hood     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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handcuff; shackle for hand or wrist; an instrument of iron for fettering the hand
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
one who carries out legal action, especially criminal proceedings; one who prosecutes any purpose, plan, or business
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irrelevant     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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in a way that is famous for something bad
not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
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lurid     Speak
 
(11)
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expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
serving as a model; outstanding; typical
causing shock or horror; gruesome
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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mortar     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
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pauper     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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anger aroused by something unjust
a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
long narrow furrow or channel; settled routine; very pleasurable experience
earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
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prey     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense
make a sound quieter and less clear
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
narrate or tell; count over again
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rat     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque
any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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scruple     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
penetrate or puncture by a sharp and slender thing
hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
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shamble     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet
bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
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supremacy     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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tarry     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
flame up with a bright, wavering light; burst into intense, sudden flame; become suddenly angry
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vexation     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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