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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
antagonist     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
arousing an organism to action
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
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august     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
improperly forward or bold; rude
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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cape     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
an instrument for measuring temperature
one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
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contemptuous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
without previous preparation
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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drown     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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enumerate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
list each one; mention one by one
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
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fraud     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
the enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
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grotesque     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
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incognito     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
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intervene     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
rub hard; wash with rubbing
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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lullaby     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
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nimble     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
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pervade     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
belong; have a connection with or dependence on
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
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renowned     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
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scourge     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
expression of warm approval; praise
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
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shipwreck     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
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stoic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
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supervise     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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tout     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
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warp     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
fastening device; firm grip
cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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