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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
arable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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easily approachable; warmly friendly
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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automaton     Speak
 
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n.  
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an instrument for measuring temperature
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
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bribe     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
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cryptic     Speak
 
(4)
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merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
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destitute     Speak
 
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fit for growing crops, as by plowing
strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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expedient     Speak
 
(6)
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amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
slow; sluggish; wasting time
suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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fraud     Speak
 
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n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
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hasty     Speak
 
(8)
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unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
incapable of being described
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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hysterical     Speak
 
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slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
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inland     Speak
 
(10)
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within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad
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lump     Speak
 
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n.  
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a close relationship, connection, or link; a secret love affair
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
shallow notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface; an exact point or critical moment
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notion     Speak
 
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enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
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parched     Speak
 
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expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
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propriety     Speak
 
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n.  
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a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
lack of consistency; the difference
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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scrutiny     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
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust; the science of architecture
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slate     Speak
 
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n.  
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any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust; the science of architecture
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
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stonemason     Speak
 
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n.  
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a craftsman who works with stone or brick
danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
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tantamount     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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equivalent in effect or value
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
everlasting; continuing without interruption
acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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thrifty     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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careful about money; economical
various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
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vindicate     Speak
 
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v.  
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clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
pierce, punch, or borehole or holes in; penetrate
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
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