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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abhor     Speak
 
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v.  
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fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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audacious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
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bucket     Speak
 
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n.  
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process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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confidential     Speak
 
(4)
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treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
improperly forward or bold; rude
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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deluge     Speak
 
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n.  
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the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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extraneous     Speak
 
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flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
not essential;  coming from outside
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
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fiscal     Speak
 
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terribly; with alarm; fearfully
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
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heedless     Speak
 
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rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
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impecunious     Speak
 
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without money; poor; penniless
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
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lance     Speak
 
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cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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lurk     Speak
 
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leave someone who needs or counts on you
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
provide; bestow a quality on
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morsel     Speak
 
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
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perpetual     Speak
 
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
easily understood; clear; intelligible
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
everlasting; continuing without interruption
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
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rack     Speak
 
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the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
framework for holding objects
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salutation     Speak
 
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act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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shrub     Speak
 
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n.  
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a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
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sophistication     Speak
 
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
end of existence or activity; termination
bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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taxicab     Speak
 
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keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
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tribunal     Speak
 
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n.  
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originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
the seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
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vindicate     Speak
 
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bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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