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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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decide; judge; sentence; condemn
fasten together;  join at the ends; join by interweaving strands
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
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bacon     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
depot; storehouse for goods and merchandise
back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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brink     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
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compelling     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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careful about money; economical
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
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deride     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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emulate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make empty; remove contents of
become worse; decline; fall
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
arrange according to a system
become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
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felicity     Speak
 
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n.  
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living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
a craftsman who works with stone or brick
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hoarse     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound
impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
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idol     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
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jeopardy     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
name written in own handwriting
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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mare     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
female of horse and other equine quadrupeds; sighing, suffocative panting, with a sense of pressure across the chest
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
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override     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
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pounce     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
raise in rank or dignity; praise
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recompense     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
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scorn     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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necessary requirement; indispensable item
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
lack of consistency; the difference
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
articles for use at the table
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shabby     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
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spouse     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
causing or ending in or approaching death; station
dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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taxation     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by sails and by oars; any small vessel on the water
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unanimity     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
the company owned by the parent company or holding company
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
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vanity     Speak
 
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n.  
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the difference in electrical charge between two points
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
death notice; list of dead
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