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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
ancestral     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
inherited or inheritable by established rules
not existing in nature or explanation according to natural laws
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
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beseech     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
protect from impacts or other disturbing effects; absorb the shock of
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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bluff     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
act of twisting; lightweight cord
the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
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commissioner     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
a person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae
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deity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a passage from one form or state to another; change
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
degree of visibility of your environment
god; divinity; supernatural things
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edifice     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible
forceful, often vindictive anger; fury; just punishment of an offense or crime
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
plants of a region or era; plants considered as a group; bacteria that normally inhabit a bodily organ
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fussy     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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struck by shock, terror, or amazement
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
uneven; rough; very difficult
easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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hermit     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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earnest activity intended to do or accomplish something; exertion powers to attain an object
long narrow furrow or channel; settled routine; very pleasurable experience
ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
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horticulture     Speak
 
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n.  
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channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
cultivation of plants
honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
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inoffensive     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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harmless; innocent; giving no offense
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial
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magnetic     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species
particle; a tiny spot; stain
protection from harm
restoration; the activity of constructing something again
any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
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moped     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
a small two-wheeled vehicle with a motor and pedals like those on a bicycle
babyhood; the time when someone is a baby or a very young child
one who relies on another especially for financial support
market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
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peruse     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
read or examine, typically with great care
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
flame up with a bright, wavering light; burst into intense, sudden flame; become suddenly angry
speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
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pomp     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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dignified or magnificent display; splendor
course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
end; utmost point; the outermost or farthest point or portion
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repress     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
watch diligently; keep watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
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retailer     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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single-mast sailing boat
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
apartment barely meeting minimal standards
body of children; a body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers
a company which sells goods
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securely     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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in a manner free from fear or risk
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
easily approachable; warmly friendly
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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stanza     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
short ax used to chop wood
the smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one hand
indignation; a deep sense of injury; strong displeasure
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sympathize     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
hunt for; search; the act of searching for food
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venom     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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single celled organism with no nucleus
standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of race, religion, or political beliefs
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