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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
ankle     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
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bolt     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
provide; bestow a quality on
make empty; remove contents of
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
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caprice     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an instrument for measuring temperature
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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dangle     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
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desiccate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement; reduce largely
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate
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engender     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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carry off by force; kidnap
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
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foam     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go
area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
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hector     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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impenetrable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
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instigate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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trespass; enter as an uninvited person
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
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momentous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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choosing at random; not marked by fine distinctions
totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
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omen     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
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pertain     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
attract by arousing hope or desire
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
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ransom     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
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reproof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
puzzle; difficult problem
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
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shawl     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
place of refuge or shelter; protection
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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stimuli     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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sustenance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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tinge     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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unpromising     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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easily understood; clear; intelligible
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
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