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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
anarchy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
name written in own handwriting
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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avenge     Speak
 
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v.  
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take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
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butcher     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
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cynical     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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efface     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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ensure     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
make sure or certain; insure; assure
cause to be uneasy; wear away
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germane     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
by an effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
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gravel     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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imperious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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involve     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
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lucid     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
appropriate for people with good incomes
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
easily understood; clear; intelligible
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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offend     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
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partition     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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redeem     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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retort     Speak
 
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n.  
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a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
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sidestep     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
declare to be true; affirm
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
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splice     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
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testify     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
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tug     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
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warp     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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