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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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apparition     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
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burgeon     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
perform or produce immunity
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composure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth
foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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dissolution     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
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eulogy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
path; track; a trodden path
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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ferocity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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combination of two or more elements or parts
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
something that helps bring about an action or a desired result; an incentive
a widely known person
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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glimpse     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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use economically; conserve; save
see briefly; catch sight of
fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
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infernal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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useless; having no useful result; vain
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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insensible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
relating to money; requiring payment of money
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
suggesting or threatening evil
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
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mason     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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morsel     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
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parallel     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
proximately; directly; without an interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
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prospect     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment
search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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rescind     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
flame up with a bright, wavering light; burst into intense, sudden flame; become suddenly angry
make by hand and with much skill
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robe     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
conversation; formal talks between opposing countries, political groups
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
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sift     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance from the course; examine critically or minutely; scrutinize
increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
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stark     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
not able to be corrected or repaired
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
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swelling     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
written proposal or reminder
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
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wrath     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
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