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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
adoration     Speak
 
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n.  
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small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
articles for use at the table
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
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blot     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the craftsman who weaves cloth
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
a session of intensive tuition; something relating to tutors or tutoring
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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cataclysm     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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cruise     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
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delusion     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
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equivocal     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
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fugitive     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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gusto     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a dark-colored person generally; broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
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ingratitude     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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inroad     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
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monotony     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
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mutton     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
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parliament     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
the difference in electrical charge between two points
act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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renown     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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scanty     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
unique; extraordinary; being only one
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
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semblance     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
very fat; large in the body; overweight
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subordinate     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
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tensile     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
questionable; filled with doubt
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
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toupee     Speak
 
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n.  
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
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vindicate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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