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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apron     Speak
 
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n.  
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cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
treatment; reception; entertainment
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august     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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clasp     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
fastening device; firm grip
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
a cassette for videotape; a recording of moving pictures and sound on a strip of magnetic material
beginner in learning something; novice
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contradiction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
apartment barely meeting minimal standards
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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dodge     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
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falter     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
appease or pacify; bring peace to
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finite     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
suggesting or threatening evil
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
improperly forward or bold; rude
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hull     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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nonexistence; nothingness; zero
island; spot within another of a different color
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
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inference     Speak
 
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n.  
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a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
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injurious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
not essential;  coming from outside
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
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mar     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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ostracize     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
leave someone who needs or counts on you
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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preface     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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repast     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a craftsman who works with stone or brick
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
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rotundity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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sever     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
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speculate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
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target     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
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trajectory     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
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whimsical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
easily approachable; warmly friendly
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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