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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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belligerent     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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circus     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
death notice; list of dead
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cumulative     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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increasing by successive addition
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
being in low spirits; depressed
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derelict     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
questionable; filled with doubt
very fat; large in the body; overweight
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enchantment     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
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flee     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
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heedless     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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hyperbole     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
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inroad     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
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mischievous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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obliging     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
happy and ready to do favors for others
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paddle     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
make sure or certain; insure; assure
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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quiver     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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respite     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
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shawl     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
a cassette for videotape; a recording of moving pictures and sound on a strip of magnetic material
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
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spin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
cause something to happen; set off
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
set forth; set out to public view
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taint     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
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tremor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult
treatment; reception; entertainment
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
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wander     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
make sure or certain; insure; assure
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
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