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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
amorous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
improperly forward or bold; rude
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
moved by sexual love; loving
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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belligerent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
serving as a model; outstanding; typical
relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
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carnage     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
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craft     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
make by hand and with much skill
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dexterous     Speak
 
(5)
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causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
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elaboration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough
someone to investigate and report on a case or to ensure fair play
production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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flimsy     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
harmless; innocent; giving no offense
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone
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hem     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
land or an area of land of high elevation
fog; mist; partially opaque covering; vague or confused state of mind
edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge
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husband     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
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
use economically; conserve; save
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inveterate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
puzzling; lacking clarity of meaning; complicated
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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list     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
relieve or cure; correct; repair
throw overboard; eject from boat, submarine, aircraft, or spaceship
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
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optimal     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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most advantageous; optimum; ideal
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
not able to be corrected or repaired
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peruse     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
read or examine, typically with great care
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
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pony     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
soybean; most highly protein vegetable
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
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rat     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
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retroactive     Speak
 
(16)
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refined; made or rendered pure or purer
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
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somber     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
completely neat and clean
intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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stratum     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
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trash     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
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whim     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
a passage from one form or state to another; change
grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
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