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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
arrogance     Speak
 
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n.  
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overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
block consisting of a thick piece of something
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
the company owned by the parent company or holding company
quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
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astray     Speak
 
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relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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censor     Speak
 
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bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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cryptic     Speak
 
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having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
temporary; provided for present need only
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
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ecstasy     Speak
 
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n.  
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the company owned by the parent company or holding company
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
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enlist     Speak
 
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
change in outward structure or looks; convert
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
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galley     Speak
 
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
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grieve     Speak
 
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cause to be sorrowful; distress
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
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hypocrite     Speak
 
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n.  
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sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
treatment; reception; entertainment
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
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intractable     Speak
 
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moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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literal     Speak
 
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
completely neat and clean
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nuisance     Speak
 
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n.  
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implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
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pluck     Speak
 
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
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reciprocal     Speak
 
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concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting
moved by sexual love; loving
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
act of gradually lowering the size or amount
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rotundity     Speak
 
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a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
act of twisting; lightweight cord
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signature     Speak
 
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name written in own handwriting
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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stunt     Speak
 
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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surpass     Speak
 
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v.  
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appease or pacify; bring peace to
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
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tornado     Speak
 
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n.  
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short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
a musician who performs a single
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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volley     Speak
 
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fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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