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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
alternate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony
set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
be enough, or sufficient; meet the need; be equal to the end proposed; be adequate; satisfy
drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
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apprehend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve
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casting     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole
choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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cluster     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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assent; agree without protesting
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of; preside over
gather or grow into bunches
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detour     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a turning; circuitous route; deviation from a direct course
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
humanistic study of language and literature
a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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exemplary     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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serving as a model; outstanding; typical
old-fashioned; obsolete
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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ferocity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotion, such as fear or panic; mental disorder
a vehicle for traveling in space
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
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guile     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
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inconsistency     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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supplying water to the land to help crops grow
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
anger aroused by something unjust
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installment     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
monthly payment; a part of a published serial
one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
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lyric     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
cultivation of plants
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
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oak     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
act of burning something
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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persuasive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
unconventional in an artistic way
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potentiality     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
inherent capacity for coming into being; an aptitude that may be developed
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remains     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils
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sculptor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of twisting; lightweight cord
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
an artist who creates sculptures
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solemnity     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
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suffrage     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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teapot     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
imaginary circle on the surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
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uniformity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
private instructor; one that gives additional or special instruction
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