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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
appease     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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austere     Speak
 
(2)
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lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
equivalent in effect or value
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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clump     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
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contrive     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
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editorial     Speak
 
(5)
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expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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evanescent     Speak
 
(6)
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giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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firmament     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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grade     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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ignoble     Speak
 
(9)
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
moved by sexual love; loving
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interim     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the time between one event, process; interval of time
a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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mien     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
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odour     Speak
 
(12)
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dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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poky     Speak
 
(13)
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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procedure     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
treatment; reception; entertainment
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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scorn     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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shiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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stroll     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
wander on foot; ramble idly or leisurely
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
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supervise     Speak
 
(18)
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take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
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transplant     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
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upscale     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
appropriate for people with good incomes
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
evil in principle or practice; contrary to moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin
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