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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
acrid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
even though; although; notwithstanding
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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beckon     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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destroy; break up; break into many pieces
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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bully     Speak
 
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n.  
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the soldier placed on guard; guard
noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
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covert     Speak
 
(4)
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secretive, not openly shown
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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disparity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
puzzle; difficult problem
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fascinating     Speak
 
(6)
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useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
capable of arousing and holding the attention
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
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fellowship     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
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hull     Speak
 
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n.  
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nonexistence; nothingness; zero
any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
a thick sweet sticky liquid
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
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hyperbole     Speak
 
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n.  
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boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
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injurious     Speak
 
(10)
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sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
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lump     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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platform projecting from the wall of a building
degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
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orthodox     Speak
 
(12)
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being beyond what is required or sufficient
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
added to complete or make up a deficiency
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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pounce     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
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ratio     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
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reproof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
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serenity     Speak
 
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n.  
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partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
a cassette for videotape; a recording of moving pictures and sound on a strip of magnetic material
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
treatment; reception; entertainment
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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strait     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
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sustenance     Speak
 
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n.  
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proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
the most powerful members of society
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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transplant     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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viability     Speak
 
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n.  
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cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
capable of normal growth and development
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