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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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destroy; break up; break into many pieces
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
make an energetic, usually hasty search
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
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baffle     Speak
 
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drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
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closet     Speak
 
(3)
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the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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curt     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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efface     Speak
 
(5)
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make empty; remove contents of
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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expose     Speak
 
(6)
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utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
set forth; set out to public view
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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finite     Speak
 
(7)
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relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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grate     Speak
 
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
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indiscriminate     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
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intuition     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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place of refuge or shelter; protection
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
immediate insight; the power of knowing without reasoning
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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lugubrious     Speak
 
(11)
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
without money; poor; penniless
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
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orator     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
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preface     Speak
 
(13)
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something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
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rendezvous     Speak
 
(14)
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a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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salutary     Speak
 
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
without money; poor; penniless
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sentry     Speak
 
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seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
the soldier placed on guard; guard
expression of warm approval; praise
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stark     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable
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supplementary     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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added to complete or make up a deficiency
out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
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uncouth     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
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upkeep     Speak
 
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n.  
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place of origin; source; provenience
extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation
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