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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apprehend     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
inform; give notice to; make aware
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
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aver     Speak
 
(2)
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turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
declare to be true; affirm
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
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chide     Speak
 
(3)
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avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
make sure or certain; insure; assure
attract by arousing hope or desire
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
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contempt     Speak
 
(4)
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one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
a way for travel or transportation
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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desiccate     Speak
 
(5)
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unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
rub hard; wash with rubbing
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
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emulate     Speak
 
(6)
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assent; agree without protesting
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
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fitting     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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heresy     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
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iniquity     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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name written in own handwriting
rebellion; uprising; rising against civil or political authority
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
a very wrong and unfair action or situation; gross injustice or unrighteousness, wickedness
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
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languid     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
incapable of being described
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
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lurk     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make empty; remove contents of
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
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offhand     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
not essential;  coming from outside
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
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phantom     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
trick or stratagem practiced for deception
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
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propriety     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
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respite     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
fastening device; firm grip
science of God or religion
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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shatter     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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destroy; break up; break into many pieces
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
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soluble     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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able to be dissolved; able to be explained
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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sympathize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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rub hard; wash with rubbing
leave someone who needs or counts on you
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
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tributary     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
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valor     Speak
 
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n.  
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bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
any agent that carries and sends something
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