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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
ambush     Speak
 
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n.  
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song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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bamboo     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
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climax     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
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copious     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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disparity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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executioner     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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inscription on a tombstone in memory
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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fulfil     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
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gratify     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
become stable or more stable
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impotent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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insolent     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
unclear or doubtful in meaning
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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lewd     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
incapable of being described
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oracle     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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paltry     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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containing or derived from error; mistaken
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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repast     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an instrument for measuring temperature
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
bringing or coming to an end; cease
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reverie     Speak
 
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n.  
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aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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sentry     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
the soldier placed on guard; guard
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
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stagecoach     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
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systematize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
arrange according to a system
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
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tributary     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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undue     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
causing shock or horror; gruesome
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