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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
admonish     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
reveal; make known to the public
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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assign     Speak
 
(2)
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
make empty; remove contents of
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
raise in rank or dignity; praise
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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cliche     Speak
 
(3)
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clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
fastening device; firm grip
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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contempt     Speak
 
(4)
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state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
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elucidate     Speak
 
(5)
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measure the depth; come to understand
reveal; make known to the public
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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expose     Speak
 
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declare to be true; affirm
give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
set forth; set out to public view
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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futile     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
useless; having no useful result; vain
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
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hood     Speak
 
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n.  
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covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
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indescribable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
incapable of being described
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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inordinate     Speak
 
(10)
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beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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lugubrious     Speak
 
(11)
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amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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offhand     Speak
 
(12)
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plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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plough     Speak
 
(13)
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
leave someone who needs or counts on you
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
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procure     Speak
 
(14)
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appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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scrutiny     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
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shred     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
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stark     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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tableware     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
articles for use at the table
defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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topographical     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
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upscale     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
appropriate for people with good incomes
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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