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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
antagonist     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
title or degree of nobility
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
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asylum     Speak
 
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n.  
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a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
place of refuge or shelter; protection
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
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brood     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
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correspondent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
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denial     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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encomium     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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florid     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
very fat; large in the body; overweight
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grade     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
a way for travel or transportation
a hinged blind for a window
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
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indolent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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lame     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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mischievous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented
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oblivious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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palpable     Speak
 
(13)
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tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
astonishing; wonderful; amazing, especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation
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presage     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
foretell or predict; indicate or warn of in advance
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
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reproof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
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smolder     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
call together; cause to come together; gather; summon up
regard with respect; favorable regard
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
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sparrow     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
a vehicle for traveling in space
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
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tarry     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
raise in rank or dignity; praise
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
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trample     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
step heavily on something or someone, causing damage or injury
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for
assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
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visceral     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
suggesting or threatening evil
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
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