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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
allot     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
weigh; weigh in mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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august     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
unique; extraordinary; being only one
questionable; filled with doubt
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certificate     Speak
 
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n.  
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song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
a section of a section; a part of a part
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crisp     Speak
 
(4)
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firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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dexterity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
death notice; list of dead
robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
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epistle     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
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gaily     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat
relating to money; requiring payment of money
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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hasty     Speak
 
(8)
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urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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infinitesimal     Speak
 
(9)
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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
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knot     Speak
 
(10)
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fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake
capable of normal growth and development
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
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ludicrous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
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overtake     Speak
 
(12)
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
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plaintive     Speak
 
(13)
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capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
completely neat and clean
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procure     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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part; separate or disunite; disengage
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
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seasoned     Speak
 
(15)
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experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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solace     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
comfort or relieve in sorrow, misfortune, or distress
production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
place of origin; source; provenience
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stagecoach     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
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tantamount     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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equivalent in effect or value
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
incapable of being described
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twine     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
act of twisting; lightweight cord
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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valedictory     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
able to produce the desired effect; valid
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
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