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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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arrange according to a system
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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austere     Speak
 
(2)
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having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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canon     Speak
 
(3)
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living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
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contrive     Speak
 
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feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
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duel     Speak
 
(5)
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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enforce     Speak
 
(6)
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plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
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gale     Speak
 
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n.  
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powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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herb     Speak
 
(8)
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a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
a vehicle for traveling in space
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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impute     Speak
 
(9)
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lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
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laurel     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
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levity     Speak
 
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beginner in learning something; novice
a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
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mute     Speak
 
(12)
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hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
extremely fat; grossly overweight
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peril     Speak
 
(13)
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mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
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procure     Speak
 
(14)
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slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
carry off by force; kidnap
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
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rotundity     Speak
 
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release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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shabby     Speak
 
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torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
unconventional in an artistic way
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
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spouse     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
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target     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
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traverse     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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vacate     Speak
 
(20)
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part; separate or disunite; disengage
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
appease or pacify; bring peace to
assent; agree without protesting
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