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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
affable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
easily approachable; warmly friendly
deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
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aristocrat     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
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charter     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
single celled organism with no nucleus
document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of a vessel
an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
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contraction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
coarse food for cattle or horses
babyhood; the time when someone is a baby or a very young child
clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
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deference     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a small horse;  small glass of beer; word for word translation of a foreign language text
degree of visibility of your environment
an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
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eulogy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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an animal with large, powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
number that may be divided by another number with no remainder
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figurative     Speak
 
(7)
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morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone
having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning
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heath     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
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impetuous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
bodily; of material nature; tangible
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insurrection     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
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limousine     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
any of various large passenger vehicles, especially a luxurious automobile; van, or small bus on a regular route
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
long narrow furrow or channel; settled routine; very pleasurable experience
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mold     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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use economically; conserve; save
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle
creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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palpitate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
use economically; conserve; save
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
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prevailing     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
most frequent; widespread; predominant
unprincipled; lacking honesty
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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radiance     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
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sanguine     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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bending so that one part covers the other
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe
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siren     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an electronic device producing a similar sound as a signal or warning; something insidious or deceptive; mermaid
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
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subterranean     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
for a limited time only
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
not able to be corrected or repaired
not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition
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tapestry     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
assault; a very powerful attack
a heavy textile with a woven design
written proposal or reminder
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uninhabited     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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bodily; of material nature; tangible
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
inherited or inheritable by established rules
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
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