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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
amphitheater     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
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astray     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
secretive, not openly shown
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
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cement     Speak
 
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n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
deep opening in the earth surface
any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
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corporal     Speak
 
(4)
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belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
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efface     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
appease or pacify; bring peace to
avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
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extravagant     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
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gainsay     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
make empty; remove contents of
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groom     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
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hyperbole     Speak
 
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n.  
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a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
direct financial aid by the government
the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
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lapse     Speak
 
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n.  
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small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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lurid     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
causing shock or horror; gruesome
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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mute     Speak
 
(12)
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nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
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plead     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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make empty; remove contents of
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
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relish     Speak
 
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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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reprove     Speak
 
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v.  
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become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
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smelt     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
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solidify     Speak
 
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v.  
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make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
provide; bestow a quality on
become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
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tarry     Speak
 
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v.  
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
make sure or certain; insure; assure
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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tornado     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
deep opening in the earth surface
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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venerate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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