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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abstruse     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
useless; having no useful result; vain
deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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berth     Speak
 
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n.  
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brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
minor crime; ill behavior; evil conduct; misdeed
reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
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bridle     Speak
 
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n.  
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a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
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contemptuous     Speak
 
(4)
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
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desecrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
part; separate or disunite; disengage
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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esteem     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
make sure or certain; insure; assure
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
regard with respect; favorable regard
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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flatter     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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grating     Speak
 
(8)
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
not essential;  coming from outside
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
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idiot     Speak
 
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n.  
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the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
something which is written; writing; scripture
necessary requirement; indispensable item
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laud     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
part; separate or disunite; disengage
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
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levity     Speak
 
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n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
articles for use at the table
crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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notion     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
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penitent     Speak
 
(13)
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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
relating to money; requiring payment of money
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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prophetic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
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reproof     Speak
 
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n.  
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beginner in learning something; novice
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
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shipwreck     Speak
 
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n.  
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cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
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spouse     Speak
 
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n.  
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landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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tenement     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
apartment barely meeting minimal standards
downward slope, as of a hill
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
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thicket     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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wanton     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
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