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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
shrink; reduce in size; become less
insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
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asylum     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
place of refuge or shelter; protection
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
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butcher     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
fastening device; firm grip
bringing or coming to an end; cease
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confiscate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
make empty; remove contents of
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
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discord     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a way for travel or transportation
cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
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exalt     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
raise in rank or dignity; praise
charge; accuse formally of a crime
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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filth     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
act of twisting; lightweight cord
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hook     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
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idiosyncrasy     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
science of God or religion
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
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leaflet     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders
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mar     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
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mute     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
unclear or doubtful in meaning
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
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populace     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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arousing an organism to action
goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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prophetic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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scanty     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
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shriek     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk; a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
apartment barely meeting minimal standards
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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spin     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
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summon     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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declare to be true; affirm
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
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tout     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
vary; go in different directions from the same point
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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vain     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
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