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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
alacrity     Speak
 
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n.  
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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beckon     Speak
 
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pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
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comely     Speak
 
(3)
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
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confiscate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
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editorial     Speak
 
(5)
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difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
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facile     Speak
 
(6)
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blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
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garrulous     Speak
 
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laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
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heretic     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms
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indolent     Speak
 
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improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
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isle     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
island; spot within another of a different color
the time between one event, process; interval of time
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
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lurid     Speak
 
(11)
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causing shock or horror; gruesome
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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nasty     Speak
 
(12)
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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
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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plough     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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crush something into a flat shape
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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rack     Speak
 
(14)
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combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things together
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
framework for holding objects
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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scrutiny     Speak
 
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fastening device; firm grip
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
lack of consistency; the difference
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
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shriek     Speak
 
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sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
fastening device; firm grip
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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sublime     Speak
 
(17)
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added to complete or make up a deficiency
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
bodily; of material nature; tangible
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technical     Speak
 
(18)
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lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
extremely fat; grossly overweight
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
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thicket     Speak
 
(19)
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
something that encircles like a belt; zodiac, also, the equator; circumference
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
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uptight     Speak
 
(20)
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without previous preparation
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
easily approachable; warmly friendly
quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
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