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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abject     Speak
 
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
capable of arousing and holding the attention
added to complete or make up a deficiency
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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blatant     Speak
 
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highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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brazen     Speak
 
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slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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contempt     Speak
 
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n.  
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a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
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dumbfound     Speak
 
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v.  
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expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
list each one; mention one by one
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excerpt     Speak
 
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n.  
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piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
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flimsy     Speak
 
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
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howl     Speak
 
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v.  
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plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
leave to someone by a will; hand down
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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impenetrable     Speak
 
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shining; very bright; magnificent; brilliant
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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laggard     Speak
 
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nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
slow; sluggish; wasting time
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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mischievous     Speak
 
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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
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muster     Speak
 
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v.  
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make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
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poky     Speak
 
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unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
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rack     Speak
 
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n.  
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a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
framework for holding objects
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scorn     Speak
 
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any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
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shred     Speak
 
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n.  
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path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
freedom from punishment or harm; exemption from injury, suffering, or discomfort
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
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speculate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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tamper     Speak
 
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v.  
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ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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tractor     Speak
 
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n.  
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a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
an instrument for measuring temperature
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
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usurp     Speak
 
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v.  
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
crush something into a flat shape
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
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