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IELTS Vocabulary: Level 5
amiss     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon
harmless; innocent; giving no offense
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
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articulate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen
return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief; backslide; turn back to
give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone;
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cadence     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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recollection; process of remembering
becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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coed     Speak
 
(4)
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persuasive; believable;  effective as proof or evidence
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
being nothing more than what is specified; considered apart from anything else; small; slight
relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
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dissolution     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble
pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
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exploit     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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universe or universality of created things; ordered, harmonious whole
prison; confinement; state of being a prisoner
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
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frigate     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
treatment; reception; entertainment
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic
hereditary nobility; privileged class
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
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hedgehog     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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sudden falling off or decline, as in activity, prices, or business; gross amount; mass
course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning
follower; adherent; a person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines
the unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity; boundlessness; immensity
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impertinent     Speak
 
(9)
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sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
improperly forward or bold; rude
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
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iris     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
hereditary nobility; privileged class
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
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lodge     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize
form a circle about; enclose within a circle or ring; surround
the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
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ordinance     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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quality or condition of being grand; magnificence
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy
decree; authoritative command or order
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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panoramic     Speak
 
(13)
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related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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populous     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
persuasive; believable;  effective as proof or evidence
crowded; having a lot of people living there
completely neat and clean
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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purification     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
restraint; avoiding excesses
symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
group of trees smaller than a forest; orchard
energetic style; being able to survive and grow; capacity to live, grow, or develop
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royalty     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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grant made by the government to creator the sole right; invention protected by grant
being royal; quality of royal person; share of the product, as a percentage paid to the copyright owner
a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
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skyrocket     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; contract one's lips into a rounded shape
beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw
thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to
increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar
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spell     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify
bend; lay on closely, or in folds; work upon steadily, or with repeated acts; press upon
search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
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thorny     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
sky blue; light purplish-blue
of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
prickly; having or covered with protective barbs
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wrestling     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
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