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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
analogous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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awesome; astounding; surprising
wasteful; reckless with money
comparable; similar or alike
continuous, without interruption; intact
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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approbation     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
supplying water to the land to help crops grow
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
expression of warm approval; praise
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chap     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
the tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
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courtship     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
biologist knowledgeable about natural history
noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest
channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
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deign     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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rob; a strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask an unreasonable price
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
assent; agree without protesting
grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
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elaboration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
a very tall building with many stories
extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
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fiend     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
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heedless     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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secretive, not openly shown
of the same kin; related by blood
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
in a way that is famous for something bad
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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infernal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
most advantageous; optimum; ideal
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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jolly     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
gather or grow into bunches
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
cause to become financially ruin; ruin
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mattress     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell
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oracle     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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phrase     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a vehicle for traveling in space
quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression
inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate
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pioneer     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region
revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
make a sound quieter and less clear
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radiance     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
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reverent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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sophistication     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells them to merchants
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spite     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper
ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
in time past; long ago; in old time
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trapper     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
act of coming to a close; termination; the act of breathing out; exhalation
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
one who sets devices to catch animals
act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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wholesaler     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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art of identifying disease; critical analysis of nature of something
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells them to merchants
something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle
reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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