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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
affirmative     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
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bashful     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
secretive, not openly shown
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
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clasp     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
fastening device; firm grip
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custody     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
lack of consistency; the difference
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
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dock     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
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exhortation     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
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forlorn     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
able to produce the desired effect; valid
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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grieve     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
cause to be sorrowful; distress
ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace
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inference     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
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lance     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
the seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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misappropriate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
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oblivious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
questionable; filled with doubt
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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persecute     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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provisional     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
temporary; provided for present need only
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scorn     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
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semblance     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
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sophistry     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
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synthesis     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
fastening device; firm grip
combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
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transmute     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
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wage     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
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