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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apprise     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
inform; give notice to; make aware
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august     Speak
 
(2)
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unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
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chicanery     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
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deceit     Speak
 
(4)
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a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
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desecrate     Speak
 
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violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
regard with respect; favorable regard
make an energetic, usually hasty search
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
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exaggeration     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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forlorn     Speak
 
(7)
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sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
very fat; large in the body; overweight
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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grade     Speak
 
(8)
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spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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impudence     Speak
 
(9)
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shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
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interpret     Speak
 
(10)
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
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maternal     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
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nought     Speak
 
(12)
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something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
a musician who performs a single
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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pathos     Speak
 
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bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
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random     Speak
 
(14)
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bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
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scrutiny     Speak
 
(15)
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piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
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shipwright     Speak
 
(16)
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
title or degree of nobility
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
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solidify     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
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technical     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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being beyond what is required or sufficient
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
capable of arousing and holding the attention
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
easily approachable; warmly friendly
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transform     Speak
 
(19)
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irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
change in outward structure or looks; convert
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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visceral     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
moved by sexual love; loving
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
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