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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apprehend     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
arrange according to a system
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
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ascertain     Speak
 
(2)
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fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
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brilliant     Speak
 
(3)
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not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
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corpulent     Speak
 
(4)
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having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
very fat; large in the body; overweight
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
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desiccate     Speak
 
(5)
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cancel; make void; repeal or annul
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
cause to be sorrowful; distress
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
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ensue     Speak
 
(6)
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show contempt by turning up the nose or by a particular facial expression; speak derisively; show mirth awkwardly
fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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flee     Speak
 
(7)
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refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
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grating     Speak
 
(8)
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harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
relating to money; requiring payment of money
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
act of gradually lowering the size or amount
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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idle     Speak
 
(9)
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lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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justification     Speak
 
(10)
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advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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mercurial     Speak
 
(11)
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capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
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overtake     Speak
 
(12)
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strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
examine closely and critically
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
declare to be true; affirm
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pluck     Speak
 
(13)
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accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
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reconcile     Speak
 
(14)
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express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
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scanty     Speak
 
(15)
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lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
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singular     Speak
 
(16)
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unique; extraordinary; being only one
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
capable of arousing and holding the attention
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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stonemason     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
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tactic     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
worship of idols; excessive admiration
part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
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uncanny     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
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unpromising     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
wasteful; reckless with money
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
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