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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
ankle     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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asunder     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
happy and ready to do favors for others
into separate parts or pieces; apart
wasteful; reckless with money
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
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calamity     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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place of refuge or shelter; protection
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
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curb     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
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deviate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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enumerate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
list each one; mention one by one
wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
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fitting     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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hermit     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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someone who pays to get goods or services
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
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ignoble     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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sky blue; light purplish-blue
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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injurious     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
bodily; of material nature; tangible
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
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livid     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
physically weak; easily broken
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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obtrude     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
leave to someone by a will; hand down
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
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predicament     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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recourse     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
worship of idols; excessive admiration
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
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rotundity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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sneer     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
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subsidiary     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
place of refuge or shelter; protection
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
the company owned by the parent company or holding company
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
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surpass     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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tractor     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
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wander     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
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