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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
alacrity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
a musician who performs a single
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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assail     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
inform; give notice to; make aware
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
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cliche     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
worship of idols; excessive admiration
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
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crafty     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
act of gradually lowering the size or amount
being in low spirits; depressed
seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
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enmity     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
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ferocity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
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grave     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
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idiosyncrasy     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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irate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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containing or derived from error; mistaken
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
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malicious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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offend     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
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pedantic     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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profoundly     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
increasing by successive addition
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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salutary     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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signature     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
name written in own handwriting
a way for travel or transportation
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strife     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
the time between one event, process; interval of time
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
a chronological record of the events of successive years
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synthetic     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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not essential;  coming from outside
sky blue; light purplish-blue
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose
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treatise     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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venerate     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
wind around; connect with something; include necessarily; engage thoroughly
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
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