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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
adversary     Speak
 
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n.  
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step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
a way for travel or transportation
any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
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banish     Speak
 
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v.  
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drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
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cement     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an instrument for measuring temperature
guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
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cork     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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trick or stratagem practiced for deception
lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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efface     Speak
 
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v.  
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cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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facile     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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not essential;  coming from outside
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
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ferocity     Speak
 
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n.  
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headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
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helm     Speak
 
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n.  
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a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
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incognito     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable
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lance     Speak
 
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n.  
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the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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liaison     Speak
 
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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morsel     Speak
 
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n.  
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
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pension     Speak
 
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inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
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prior     Speak
 
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causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
having no adverse effect; harmless
suggesting or threatening evil
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
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reverie     Speak
 
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n.  
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daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
the difference in electrical charge between two points
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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shrine     Speak
 
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n.  
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being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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sterile     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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systematize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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arrange according to a system
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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tutorial     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
a session of intensive tuition; something relating to tutors or tutoring
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
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upkeep     Speak
 
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n.  
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spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
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