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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
annals     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a chronological record of the events of successive years
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
treatment; reception; entertainment
song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
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blunder     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
any English coin of standard value; coined money
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caprice     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
something which is written; writing; scripture
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
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crouch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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dreadfully     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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equivocal     Speak
 
(6)
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abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
reddish color; healthy-looking
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frail     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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physically weak; easily broken
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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grin     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
treatment; reception; entertainment
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hyperbole     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
the most powerful members of society
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inveterate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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licentious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
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obsequious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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poise     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
provide; bestow a quality on
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance
take goods of by force, or without right; spoil; sack; strip; rob
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reconciliation     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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title or degree of nobility
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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ruinous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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shimmer     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
become stable or more stable
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
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stimulation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
a hinged blind for a window
arousing an organism to action
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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tadpole     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
a larval frog or toad
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
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theatrical     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
causing shock or horror; gruesome
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vow     Speak
 
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n.  
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a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
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