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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
arable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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able to produce the desired effect; valid
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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avarice     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
the difference in electrical charge between two points
great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
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caustic     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
physically weak; easily broken
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curtail     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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disparity     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
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enchantment     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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the time between one event, process; interval of time
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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fortitude     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
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herb     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
place of refuge or shelter; protection
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immoral     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
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lark     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
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lofty     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
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obituary     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
death notice; list of dead
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
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pounce     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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reconcile     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
part; separate or disunite; disengage
leave to someone by a will; hand down
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
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reverie     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
a vehicle for traveling in space
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
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sham     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
leave to someone by a will; hand down
pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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speculate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
provide; bestow a quality on
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
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testify     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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tremulous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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near at hand; close in time; about to occur
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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wage     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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