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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apparition     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
crystal of snow; a small piece of snow that falls from the sky
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
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boisterous     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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breakthrough     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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treatment; reception; entertainment
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
a way for travel or transportation
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
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concoct     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
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detach     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
part; separate or disunite; disengage
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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emanate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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gaunt     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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howl     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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hypocrite     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
necessary requirement; indispensable item
the most powerful members of society
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
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inquisitive     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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manifest     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
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nought     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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pounce     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
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proscribe     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
command against; banish;  not allow something
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scorn     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
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servitude     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
something which is written; writing; scripture
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soloist     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
a musician who performs a single
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
title or degree of nobility
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synthesis     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
name written in own handwriting
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
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thwart     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
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vanguard     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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