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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
affinity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
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applicable     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
awesome; astounding; surprising
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange
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bohemian     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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unconventional in an artistic way
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually
high; lofty; bold; arrogant; overbearing
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coed     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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able to live both on land and in water
causing shock or horror; gruesome
proximately; directly; without an interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
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discontent     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a longing for something better than the present situation
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
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encircle     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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establish, organize, and set in operation
abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
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frivolous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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offering fun and gaiety; joyous; celebratory
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
relating to money; requiring payment of money
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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grandeur     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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something which is written; writing; scripture
a person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life
quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
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inexplicable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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irrevocable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
lasting; surviving; long-suffering; patient
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
continuous, without interruption; intact
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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manifesto     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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public declaration of principles; statement of policy
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East
a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
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oracle     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
crack, as in earth surface; splitting of skin, caused by cold or exposure; one of the jaws or cheeks; man or boy
guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard
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perpetuate     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
associate; spend time in the company of particular people
make something last; preserve from extinction
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problematic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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close in time; about to occur; approaching
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
able to live both on land and in water
most frequent; widespread; predominant
open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
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reconciliation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a longing for something better than the present situation
interference; interfering in some course of events
hereditary nobility; privileged class
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
a message that helps to remember something
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salient     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
majestic; impressive, as in size or proportions
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smelt     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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overwhelm;  cover with water, especially floodwaters
disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
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substitute     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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plowshare; short stocking reaching a point between ankle and knee; hard blow or punch; comic drama
one that takes the place of another; a replacement
general sense of depression or unease; vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
conversation; formal talks between opposing countries, political groups
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
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touching     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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being in low spirits; depressed
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief
concerning; relating to; with respect to
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wrestling     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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gold and silver in the form of bars
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
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