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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
allude     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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gather, keep, or drive animals together; gather and place into a group or mass
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
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aristocrat     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
combination of two or more elements or parts
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
short ax used to chop wood
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caricature     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
profound respect with fear and affection, as for a holy place; showing respect, especially a bow or curtsy
production by a gradual process; the act of working out with great care in detail
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
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competence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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particle; a tiny spot; stain
trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
path; track; a trodden path
quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
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diagnosis     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
science of God or religion
art of identifying disease; critical analysis of nature of something
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
protection from harm
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epistle     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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wood or collection of trees, shrubs
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
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fencing     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a barrier that serves to enclose an area
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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hail     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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fill with delight or wonder; put into a trance; attract
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically
fertilize by transferring pollen
place too much a load on
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humility     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
quality or condition of being humble; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
part of government which makes laws
an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
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labyrinth     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
quilted bed; bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened
a person to whom a debtor owes money
projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged underwater
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linguistics     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
humanistic study of language and literature
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value
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nuance     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
hereditary nobility; privileged class
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overcharge     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a very tall building with many stories
first light of day; first advent or appearance
overprice; a price that is too high
device for gripping and holding; a tense, critical situation
state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
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predicament     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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purification     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite
a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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sculptor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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an artist who creates sculptures
the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
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snare     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
temporary stay; a brief period of residence; place of temporary stay
clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
something given as security for a loan; pledge or guaranty; article deposited as security
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staid     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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wasteful; reckless with money
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
intact; not mentioned; not touched
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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transient     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
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weird     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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stocky; short and thick; low and broad
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
unintelligible; difficult to understand
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