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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
albeit     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
even though; although; notwithstanding
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beneficiary     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
wood or collection of trees, shrubs
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
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buck     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
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curtail     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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being in low spirits; depressed
constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
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epitaph     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
inscription on a tombstone in memory
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filth     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
a way for travel or transportation
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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helm     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
inscription on a tombstone in memory
act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
the steering gear of a ship, especially a tiller or a wheel; position of leadership or control; director
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immutable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
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intimidate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
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moan     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
a session of intensive tuition; something relating to tutors or tutoring
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
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outskirt     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border
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petulant     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or showing extreme anger; enraged
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
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ratio     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
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respite     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
fastening device; firm grip
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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snowdrift     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
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stabilize     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
lay responsibility or blame for, often unjustly
become stable or more stable
do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
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taint     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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frighten; make timid; fill with fear
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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twinkle     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
set forth; set out to public view
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
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upkeep     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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