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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
acrid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of the material world; worldly
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
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atrocity     Speak
 
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n.  
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reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
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client     Speak
 
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n.  
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guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
someone who pays to get goods or services
science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
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crouch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
being in low spirits; depressed
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual
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enigma     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke
puzzle; difficult problem
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
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forfeit     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
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harangue     Speak
 
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n.  
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large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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idiot     Speak
 
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n.  
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clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
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jerk     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
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molest     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
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pacify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
part; separate or disunite; disengage
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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paddle     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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regard with respect; favorable regard
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
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rein     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
a cassette for videotape; a recording of moving pictures and sound on a strip of magnetic material
writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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resume     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
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sheriff     Speak
 
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n.  
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causing or ending in or approaching death; station
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement
any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
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sterile     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
happy and ready to do favors for others
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tentative     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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tranquility     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
fastening device; firm grip
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
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wane     Speak
 
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v.  
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decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam
give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
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