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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
abominable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
continuous, without interruption; intact
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armor     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
humanistic study of language and literature
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
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cardinal     Speak
 
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n.  
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
a chronological record of the events of successive years
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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contradictory     Speak
 
(4)
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of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with the physical, not from intellectual or spiritual
nature of, or being a contradiction; mutually exclusive; opposing
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious
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disagreeable     Speak
 
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making severe demands; demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention
concerning; relating to; with respect to
likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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exhaustive     Speak
 
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in or into a high place; high or higher up
intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
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forlorn     Speak
 
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skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled
being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
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gratis     Speak
 
(8)
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relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
zealous; enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
muddy; swampy; resembling a marsh; boggy; soft and watery
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
free, without charge; costing nothing
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inanimate     Speak
 
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resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
lifeless; not animated or energetic; dull
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.
light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
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lance     Speak
 
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n.  
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the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject
in time past; long ago; in old time
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course
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lineage     Speak
 
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n.  
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ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
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naturalist     Speak
 
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n.  
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something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
biologist knowledgeable about natural history
examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
humanistic study of language and literature
bringing or coming to an end; cease
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patent     Speak
 
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n.  
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an artist who creates sculptures
grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
particle; a tiny spot; stain
dominance; power to dominate or defeat
recollection; process of remembering
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problematic     Speak
 
(14)
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made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
possessed at birth; inborn
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radiance     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
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resistant     Speak
 
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unaffected; incapable of being affected
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar
strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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sloping     Speak
 
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burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
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subterranean     Speak
 
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of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
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telex     Speak
 
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n.  
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communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals
the building, especially one of imposing appearance or size; a structure that has a roof and walls
garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
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vaccinate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
move or gather in large numbers; be overrun
perform or produce immunity
become worse; decline
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