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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
appellation     Speak
 
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n.  
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inscription on a tombstone in memory
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
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berth     Speak
 
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n.  
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a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
any English coin of standard value; coined money
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
someone who pays to get goods or services
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calendar     Speak
 
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n.  
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formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
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crisp     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
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dumbfound     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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evanescent     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
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forfeit     Speak
 
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n.  
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landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
inscription on a tombstone in memory
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
the soldier placed on guard; guard
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guile     Speak
 
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n.  
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skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
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impunity     Speak
 
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n.  
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freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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intimidate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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lenient     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
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pacifist     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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petulant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
useless; having no useful result; vain
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
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pseudonym     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
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
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respite     Speak
 
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
crystal of snow; a small piece of snow that falls from the sky
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
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solace     Speak
 
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n.  
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house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
the soldier placed on guard; guard
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
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spartan     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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sympathize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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transplant     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
an instrument for measuring temperature
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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usurp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
crush something into a flat shape
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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