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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
amiable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
reddish color; healthy-looking
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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bait     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
list each one; mention one by one
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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client     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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wood or collection of trees, shrubs
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
someone who pays to get goods or services
any English coin of standard value; coined money
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confiscate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
cause to be sorrowful; distress
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
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elderly     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
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emergency     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
fastening device; firm grip
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gainsay     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
crush something into a flat shape
throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
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hoist     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
charge; accuse formally of a crime
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idle     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
in name only; insignificantly small
useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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invaluable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
everlasting; continuing without interruption
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
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ludicrous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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odour     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
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pertain     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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profane     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
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sarcasm     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
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sever     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
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stack     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
block consisting of a thick piece of something
pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
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tapering     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
incapable of being described
act of gradually lowering the size or amount
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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treadmill     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
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vogue     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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minor crime; ill behavior; evil conduct; misdeed
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
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