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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
amicable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
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beset     Speak
 
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v.  
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compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
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breakthrough     Speak
 
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n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
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crucial     Speak
 
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untimely; poorly chosen;  inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
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destitute     Speak
 
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extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
appropriate for people with good incomes
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
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expend     Speak
 
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v.  
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go through or across, often under difficult conditions
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
leave someone who needs or counts on you
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
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gaunt     Speak
 
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silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
everlasting; continuing without interruption
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
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hostage     Speak
 
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n.  
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goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
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incumbent     Speak
 
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imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
being beyond what is required or sufficient
climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
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leaflet     Speak
 
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n.  
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systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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lever     Speak
 
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n.  
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the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
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mute     Speak
 
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appropriate for people with good incomes
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
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plough     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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quiver     Speak
 
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v.  
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raise in rank or dignity; praise
shrink; reduce in size; become less
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
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resign     Speak
 
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v.  
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crush something into a flat shape
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
regard with respect; favorable regard
cause something to happen; set off
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shortcut     Speak
 
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n.  
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a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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spit     Speak
 
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v.  
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fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
regard with respect; favorable regard
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
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sympathize     Speak
 
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
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trepidation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
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vehement     Speak
 
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unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
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