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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apron     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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birch     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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cape     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
end of existence or activity; termination
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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curt     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
extremely fat; grossly overweight
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
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desist     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
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enlist     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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felicity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
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groom     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
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immutable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
untimely; poorly chosen;  inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
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insipid     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
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malicious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
completely neat and clean
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nought     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
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plausible     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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likely but not certain to be or become true or real
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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relish     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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appease or pacify; bring peace to
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
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ruinous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
equivalent in effect or value
totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
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shutter     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a hinged blind for a window
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
necessary requirement; indispensable item
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
place of refuge or shelter; protection
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stunning     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
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taunt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
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torpid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
suggesting or threatening evil
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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visage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
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