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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
amiable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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bashful     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
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censor     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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beginner in learning something; novice
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
death notice; list of dead
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
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deceit     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
the time between one event, process; interval of time
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
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dingy     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
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fare     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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feign     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
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hound     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
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infernal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
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inroad     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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meditation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
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nought     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
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preface     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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reconcile     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
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respite     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
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sever     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
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stagecoach     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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tawdry     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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wasteful; reckless with money
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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unbiased     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
easily understood; clear; intelligible
characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
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wage     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
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