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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
ambiguous     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
unclear or doubtful in meaning
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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beset     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
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clasp     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
formal conference on public affairs; general council, especially an assembly of representatives of a nation
fastening device; firm grip
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corpulent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
secretive, not openly shown
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
very fat; large in the body; overweight
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deputy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; groan softly and continuously
the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
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evanescent     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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fling     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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rub hard; wash with rubbing
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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hector     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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give a false or incorrect impression, often deliberately; serve unsatisfactorily as representative
fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
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increment     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
death notice; list of dead
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kneel     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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limp     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
leave someone who needs or counts on you
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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oratory     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
act of rotating or revolving rapidly; state of confusion; tumult
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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penance     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
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presumptuous     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
questionable; filled with doubt
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resume     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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vary; go in different directions from the same point
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
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slavish     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
increasing by successive addition
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
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stripe     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
a kind or category; band; ribbon
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superfluous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
being beyond what is required or sufficient
moved by sexual love; loving
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
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thrifty     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
careful about money; economical
temporary; provided for present need only
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unpromising     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
appearing to be unlikely to result favorably or be enjoyable
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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