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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
aghast     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
untimely; poorly chosen;  inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
without previous preparation
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berth     Speak
 
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n.  
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the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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clandestine     Speak
 
(3)
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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
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dedicate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
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dodge     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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erroneous     Speak
 
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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
containing or derived from error; mistaken
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
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fickle     Speak
 
(7)
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native; originating where it is found
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
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hull     Speak
 
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n.  
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passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
inscription on a tombstone in memory
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
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infamous     Speak
 
(9)
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notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
incapable of being described
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involve     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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liaison     Speak
 
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n.  
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crystal of snow; a small piece of snow that falls from the sky
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
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ominous     Speak
 
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well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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panacea     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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procure     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
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scrutiny     Speak
 
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n.  
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
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sip     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
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sterile     Speak
 
(17)
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loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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tableware     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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articles for use at the table
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
science of God or religion
capable of normal growth and development
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
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traverse     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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viability     Speak
 
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n.  
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an additional charge; charge an extra fee
the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
capable of normal growth and development
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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