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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
alacrity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
apartment barely meeting minimal standards
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
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aromatic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
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cavalier     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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composure     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
gold and silver in the form of bars
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dogma     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
height; status; high level of respect
any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
a longing for something better than the present situation
restoration; the activity of constructing something again
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encircle     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
perform or produce immunity
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
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ferment     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils
scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
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haunt     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
mutual relationship; interdependence or interconnection relationship
an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
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improbable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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based on assumptions; supposed
unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
in a manner free from fear or risk
kindly; favorable; not malignant
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inoffensive     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
harmless; innocent; giving no offense
possessed at birth; inborn
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
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lust     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
magnificence; Great light or luster; brilliance; grandeur
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muffler     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
temporary madness or delirium
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
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persecution     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
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pretension     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
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redemption     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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reverent     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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shortcut     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
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suburb     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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twine     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
act of twisting; lightweight cord
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
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wrath     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
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