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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abstain     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
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asunder     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
into separate parts or pieces; apart
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
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chide     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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bring into possession; cause to accrue to, or to come into possession of; cause to come
shrink; reduce in size; become less
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
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conceit     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
a kind or category; band; ribbon
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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desecrate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room; make full or complete
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
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entreaty     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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treatment; reception; entertainment
vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
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firmament     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
death notice; list of dead
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heresy     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion
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inimical     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
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inroad     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the feeling of sickness in the stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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masculine     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
capable of arousing and holding the attention
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
physically weak; easily broken
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moustache     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
a boat propelled by oars; a large vessel for war and national purposes
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
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palpable     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
questionable; filled with doubt
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redress     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
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rummage     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
part; separate or disunite; disengage
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
make an energetic, usually hasty search
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
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snowdrift     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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island; spot within another of a different color
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
scornful treatment; insulting speech or conduct
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
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strait     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
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taunt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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carry off by force; kidnap
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
leave someone who needs or counts on you
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
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turquoise     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
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unruly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
cheap in nature or appearance;  tastelessly showy; shameful or indecent
well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
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