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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
affirmative     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
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bequeath     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
leave to someone by a will; hand down
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bridle     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
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crease     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
request for help; excuse or pretext
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desiccate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
list each one; mention one by one
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
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embassy     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
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fugitive     Speak
 
(7)
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giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
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harangue     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
a vehicle for traveling in space
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indict     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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charge; accuse formally of a crime
pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
declare to be true; affirm
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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intractable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
sky blue; light purplish-blue
gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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lullaby     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
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nimble     Speak
 
(12)
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having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
slow; sluggish; wasting time
happy and ready to do favors for others
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
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poky     Speak
 
(13)
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reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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prostrate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
raise in rank or dignity; praise
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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sarcasm     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
direct financial aid by the government
arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity
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shun     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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avoid deliberately; keep away from
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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sterling     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a knot of threads, or other things, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
any English coin of standard value; coined money
framework for holding objects
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tectonics     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel
branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust; the science of architecture
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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tranquility     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
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unpromising     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
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