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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
make by hand and with much skill
establish, organize, and set in operation
flourish; thrive; gain in wealth; grow stronger
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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appellation     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
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cipher     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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painting or drawing included in a book; copy or model that represents in a greatly reduced size
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
a person to whom a debtor owes money
partial or total darkness; thick shade; gloomy, or dark place; cloudiness or heaviness of mind
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confound     Speak
 
(4)
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precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter
pierce with a pointed weapon; wound or kill by a pointed instrument
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daisy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
courtesy towards women
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
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fairy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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enchantment; illusion; imaginary supernatural being or spirit
quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
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fencing     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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religious zeal; willingness to serve God
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton
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gratuitous     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
fearless; indicating or springing from courage
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
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horde     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
a large group or crowd; wandering troop or gang; a moving crowd
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to brown or black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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injunction     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit
cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
disbelief; doubt about the truth of something
an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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maple     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the remainder of something after removal of parts or a part; balance
foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
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muffler     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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pagan     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
people who take part in
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postcard     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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raven     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
round dance; a song of joy; a song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
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scandalous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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protected from danger or bad weather
in or into a high place; high or higher up
capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
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soy     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; an offense against right
end; utmost point; the outermost or farthest point or portion
soybean; most highly protein vegetable
something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
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sue     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
read or examine, typically with great care
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
plead; file a suit against
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thwart     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically
plead; file a suit against
gather, keep, or drive animals together; gather and place into a group or mass
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
bending so that one part covers the other
unprincipled; lacking honesty
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