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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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fertilize by transferring pollen
touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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beard     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth
hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
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cipher     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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courtship     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
any of various long-tailed rodents, similar to but larger than a mouse
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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dainty     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
something given as security for a loan; pledge or guaranty; article deposited as security
a right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular area
delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything
apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept
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expanse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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patch; wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky
fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
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fracture     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
pull, draw, or stretch tight; injure or impair by overuse or overexertion; stretch or force beyond the proper
break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure
interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
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hermit     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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coming into being of something; origin
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
single celled organism with no nucleus
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
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impunity     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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end; utmost point; the outermost or farthest point or portion
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint
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lamentable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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incapable of being described
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
with the side forward; to or from a side
mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief
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mason     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes
covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
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orator     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
a very tall building with many stories
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
particle; a tiny spot; stain
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pallid     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
easily approachable; warmly friendly
having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon
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propensity     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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condition of being pregnant; fruitfulness; fertility
stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
discussion intended to produce an agreement
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repulsive     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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robe     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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an outer garment; dress of rich, flowing, and elegant style or make; dress of state, rank, office
an optical device for projecting a beam of light
powerful and effective language; persuasive speech
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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sideways     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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unconventional in an artistic way
with the side forward; to or from a side
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
being on time; punctual; performed without delay
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sprain     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar connecting the opposite wheels
a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
in time past; long ago; in old time
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tavern     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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courtesy towards women
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
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wanton     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
easily approachable; warmly friendly
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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