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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
affable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
being in low spirits; depressed
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
easily approachable; warmly friendly
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bower     Speak
 
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n.  
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any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large quantities
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
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brand     Speak
 
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n.  
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a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
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cryptic     Speak
 
(4)
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very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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dwindle     Speak
 
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have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
shrink; reduce in size; become less
vary; go in different directions from the same point
foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
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facile     Speak
 
(6)
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according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
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flimsy     Speak
 
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able to be dissolved; able to be explained
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
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glee     Speak
 
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n.  
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pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
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infamous     Speak
 
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
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lassitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
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lurid     Speak
 
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appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
causing shock or horror; gruesome
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
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notion     Speak
 
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n.  
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room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
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preface     Speak
 
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n.  
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
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provisional     Speak
 
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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
extremely fat; grossly overweight
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
temporary; provided for present need only
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salutation     Speak
 
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n.  
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danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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servitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
request for help; excuse or pretext
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sublime     Speak
 
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impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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tangle     Speak
 
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n.  
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
a larval frog or toad
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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tutorial     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
a session of intensive tuition; something relating to tutors or tutoring
pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
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upscale     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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careful about money; economical
appropriate for people with good incomes
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
extremely fat; grossly overweight
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
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