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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
alley     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
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atone     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
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closet     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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puzzle; difficult problem
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
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dedicate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
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effectual     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
able to produce the desired effect; valid
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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espouse     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
raise in rank or dignity; praise
make empty; remove contents of
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
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fortitude     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
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gusto     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
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idolatry     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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worship of idols; excessive admiration
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
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inroad     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
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meditation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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mutton     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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paltry     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
happy and ready to do favors for others
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
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ransom     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
a cassette for videotape; a recording of moving pictures and sound on a strip of magnetic material
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rummage     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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make an energetic, usually hasty search
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
cause something to happen; set off
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solace     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
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stack     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
crystal of snow; a small piece of snow that falls from the sky
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tadpole     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a larval frog or toad
enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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transform     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
change in outward structure or looks; convert
inform; give notice to; make aware
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
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unwieldy     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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