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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
amateur     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
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atone     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
flame up with a bright, wavering light; burst into intense, sudden flame; become suddenly angry
pay costs of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
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chivalrous     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
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commissioner     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
a person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
a container used for storing or putting objects in; reservoir
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disagreeable     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
educated; schooled; one who can read and write
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enmity     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
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frigid     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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intensely cold; lacking warmth; stiff and formal in manner
bending so that one part covers the other
not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
not able to be corrected or repaired
infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
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haze     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
fog; mist; partially opaque covering; vague or confused state of mind
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
oppression; cruel government; office or authority of an absolute ruler; absolute power
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indescribable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions
incapable of being described
stocky; short and thick; low and broad
improperly forward or bold; rude
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
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insider     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information
heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
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mere     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
comparable; similar or alike
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
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optimal     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
most advantageous; optimum; ideal
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
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peer     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age
detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
dominance; power to dominate or defeat
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pillage     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
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radiance     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton
understanding; knowledge; a range of vision
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
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scruple     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of
hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
cause to become financially ruin; ruin
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somber     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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unlikely; impossible; not likely to be true
wasteful; reckless with money
fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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spite     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts
family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
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tempting     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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completely neat and clean
attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
not able to be perceived by senses, as touch; vague
turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis
causing shock or horror; gruesome
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vie     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
a drawback, as with fear or pain; show fear
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
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