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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
amnesty     Speak
 
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n.  
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immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
a kind or category; band; ribbon
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atrocity     Speak
 
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n.  
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
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breakthrough     Speak
 
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n.  
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rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
a kind or category; band; ribbon
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
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contradiction     Speak
 
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n.  
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foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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detach     Speak
 
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part; separate or disunite; disengage
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
leave to someone by a will; hand down
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
become worse; decline; fall
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exaggeration     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
the craftsman who weaves cloth
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
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gentle     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
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hound     Speak
 
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n.  
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the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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hypocrite     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
difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
bringing or coming to an end; cease
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
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lance     Speak
 
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n.  
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person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
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lucid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
relating to money; requiring payment of money
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
easily understood; clear; intelligible
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overtake     Speak
 
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v.  
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make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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pernicious     Speak
 
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incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
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recourse     Speak
 
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n.  
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solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
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salutation     Speak
 
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
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shrewd     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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splice     Speak
 
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v.  
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fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
measure the depth; come to understand
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
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terminal     Speak
 
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n.  
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causing or ending in or approaching death; station
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
an instrument for measuring temperature
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theatrical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
in name only; insignificantly small
relating to money; requiring payment of money
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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vicious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
not essential;  coming from outside
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