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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
ambush     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
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bellicose     Speak
 
(2)
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blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
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bribe     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
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cowardice     Speak
 
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n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
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desist     Speak
 
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v.  
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lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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emergency     Speak
 
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a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
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flagrant     Speak
 
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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grave     Speak
 
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immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
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indescribable     Speak
 
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quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
incapable of being described
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
unclear or doubtful in meaning
even though; although; notwithstanding
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interminable     Speak
 
(10)
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
temporary; provided for present need only
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mess     Speak
 
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n.  
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the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
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overwhelming     Speak
 
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
overpowering in effect or strength; very great or intense; extreme
temporary; provided for present need only
improperly forward or bold; rude
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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pagan     Speak
 
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n.  
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act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
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reciprocal     Speak
 
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by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
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reproof     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
someone who pays to get goods or services
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slum     Speak
 
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shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
deep opening in the earth surface
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strife     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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sustenance     Speak
 
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n.  
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one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
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treadmill     Speak
 
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n.  
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a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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vindicate     Speak
 
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v.  
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look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, specifically without permission
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