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 Test Questions
IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
affinity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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costume; clothes of a particular type
state of having been made use of; the act of using
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality
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bland     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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free, without charge; costing nothing
lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
moved by sexual love; loving
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
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cider     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
a person to whom a debtor owes money
ability to foresee future happenings
reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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conceited     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
frightening or intimidating; of a formidable nature; terrific
endowed with fancy or imagination; entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain
without advance preparation; naturally
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dated     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
bodily; of material nature; tangible
having no personal preference; objective
early; preliminary; occurring at the beginning
old-fashioned; obsolete
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farce     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax
overprice; a price that is too high
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forlorn     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
most advantageous; optimum; ideal
free, without charge; costing nothing
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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gaze     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; look with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment
gather in companies or crowds; coat a surface with dense fibers or particles
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hood     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
any metal, like iron, steel, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive the properties of the lodestone
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lean     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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bend or slant away from the vertical; rely on assistance or support
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
plead; file a suit against
authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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livid     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
made or consisting of wool
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miller     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine
feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement
measure or dimension from side to side; width; extent
stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
state of one who has broken a moral or political law; crime; criminality; an offense against right
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participant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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decree; authoritative command or order
people who take part in
a long heroic poem, or similar work of art
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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prodigal     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
easily approachable; warmly friendly
wasteful; reckless with money
mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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remains     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
all that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed; corpse; ancient ruins or fossils
production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae
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resurrection     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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place of frequent resort or visitation; act, habit, or custom of resorting to place
a long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting by thrusting or throwing
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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sensitivity     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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something added to a substance, esp. food, to improve it or to preserve it; supplement
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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spurious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
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transfuse     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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make by hand and with much skill
pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring
make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
model; fit tightly, follow the contours of; frame; make something for a specific shape; become moldy
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wan     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
not agreeing with tastes or expectations
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
in or into a high place; high or higher up
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