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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
alacrity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
land or an area of land of high elevation
quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
short note; memorandum; written proposal or reminder
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arable     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
proportionally balanced; even; having a likeness in the form and size
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
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citadel     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
young dog; pup; doll; puppet
standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
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contiguous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
produced by imagination; characterized by vision or foresight; imaginary; idealistic
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas
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devastation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
a widely known person
one who sets devices to catch animals
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
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enlightenment     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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fumble     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
fertilize by transferring pollen
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
make by hand and with much skill
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hanger     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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inexhaustible     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
unintelligible; difficult to understand
majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
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iris     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
word of opposite meaning; counter term
a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors
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membrane     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge
god; divinity; supernatural things
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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oblivion     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
short ax used to chop wood
prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
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paltry     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
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pistol     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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established ceremony prescribed by a religion
the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
recollection; process of remembering
nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
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puppy     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
young dog; pup; doll; puppet
temporary madness or delirium
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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reverent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
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shingle     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
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subsist     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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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
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
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thicket     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of a vessel
forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
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whit     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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