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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
affirmative     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
native; originating where it is found
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bequeath     Speak
 
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v.  
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write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; doodle; meaningless marks and lines
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
leave to someone by a will; hand down
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bridle     Speak
 
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n.  
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something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
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crease     Speak
 
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n.  
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a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
name written in own handwriting
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
death notice; list of dead
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desiccate     Speak
 
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v.  
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dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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embassy     Speak
 
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n.  
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tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
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fugitive     Speak
 
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scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
useless; having no useful result; vain
overpowering in effect or strength; very great or intense; extreme
lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
having no adverse effect; harmless
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harangue     Speak
 
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n.  
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a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
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indict     Speak
 
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v.  
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charge; accuse formally of a crime
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
raise in rank or dignity; praise
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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intractable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
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lullaby     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
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nimble     Speak
 
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secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
overpowering in effect or strength; very great or intense; extreme
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poky     Speak
 
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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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prostrate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange
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sarcasm     Speak
 
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n.  
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a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
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shun     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
avoid deliberately; keep away from
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sterling     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
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
any English coin of standard value; coined money
external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
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tectonics     Speak
 
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n.  
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust; the science of architecture
quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
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tranquility     Speak
 
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n.  
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release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
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unpromising     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
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