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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
acrid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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able to produce the desired effect; valid
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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beckon     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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bully     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
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covert     Speak
 
(4)
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feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
unclear or doubtful in meaning
secretive, not openly shown
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
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disparity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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fascinating     Speak
 
(6)
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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fellowship     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
the time between one event, process; interval of time
story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
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hull     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
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hyperbole     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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injurious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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preceding in the order of time; former; previous
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
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lump     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
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orthodox     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
happy and ready to do favors for others
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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pounce     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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inform; give notice to; make aware
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
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ratio     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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reproof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
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serenity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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strait     Speak
 
(17)
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incapable of being overcome or defeated; unconquerable
containing or derived from error; mistaken
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
reddish color; healthy-looking
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sustenance     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
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transplant     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
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viability     Speak
 
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n.  
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island; spot within another of a different color
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
capable of normal growth and development
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
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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