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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apprise     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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inform; give notice to; make aware
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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asunder     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
into separate parts or pieces; apart
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clasp     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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fastening device; firm grip
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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confiscate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
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dock     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
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enforce     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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frail     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
physically weak; easily broken
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
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grieve     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
cause to be sorrowful; distress
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
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infernal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
relating to money; requiring payment of money
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intervene     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
attract by arousing hope or desire
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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lump     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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odour     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
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perceptible     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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promiscuous     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
happy and ready to do favors for others
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reverie     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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worship of idols; excessive admiration
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
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singular     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
unique; extraordinary; being only one
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
extremely fat; grossly overweight
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stoop     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement; reduce largely
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
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tantalize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
cause to be sorrowful; distress
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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toupee     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
a session of intensive tuition; something relating to tutors or tutoring
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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vacate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
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