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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
antagonism     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
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attic     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
crystal of snow; a small piece of snow that falls from the sky
the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
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censure     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
make empty; remove contents of
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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curt     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
bodily; of material nature; tangible
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
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ecstasy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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enforce     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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fiscal     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
equivalent in effect or value
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havoc     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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idiosyncrasy     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
platform projecting from the wall of a building
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
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invaluable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
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masculine     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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ominous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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pier     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
a very wrong and unfair action or situation; gross injustice or unrighteousness, wickedness
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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provenance     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
someone who pays to get goods or services
place of origin; source; provenience
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seasoned     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
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sheriff     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
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stoic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
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technical     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
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thwart     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
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upkeep     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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bringing or coming to an end; cease
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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