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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
alacrity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
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assign     Speak
 
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conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
carry from one place to another; bear or transport
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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canon     Speak
 
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swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
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cruise     Speak
 
(4)
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tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement; reduce largely
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
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detach     Speak
 
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part; separate or disunite; disengage
appease or pacify; bring peace to
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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evacuate     Speak
 
(6)
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fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
make empty; remove contents of
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
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feign     Speak
 
(7)
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make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
avoid deliberately; keep away from
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, specifically without permission
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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grudge     Speak
 
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worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
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immoral     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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careful about money; economical
characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias
easily understood; clear; intelligible
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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intuition     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
bringing or coming to an end; cease
name written in own handwriting
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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lustre     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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ominous     Speak
 
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expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
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paltry     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
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ratio     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
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
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scorn     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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semblance     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
secretive, not openly shown
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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spit     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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taxation     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
place of refuge or shelter; protection
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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toil     Speak
 
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n.  
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freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
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vibrant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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being in low spirits; depressed
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
into separate parts or pieces; apart
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
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