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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
amphitheater     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
act of twisting; lightweight cord
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bohemian     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
unconventional in an artistic way
valuable under estimation; inestimable; priceless
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
not able to be entered; beyond understanding
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brink     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
blue to gray-green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
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commotion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
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descry     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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enchant     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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enrage; make furious or mad with anger
charm by sorcery; get control of by magical words and rites
raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink
examine closely and critically
contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
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flee     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner
kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
crush something into a flat shape
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gratification     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
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indigent     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
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iris     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness
vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
goddess of a rainbow; rainbow; a prismatic play of colors; something that is forming the colored portion of the eye
general or universal conception; belief or opinion
countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
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lurid     Speak
 
(11)
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not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
causing shock or horror; gruesome
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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ominous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
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pilgrim     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
a larval frog or toad
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
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rein     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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fastening device; firm grip
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing
passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
place of refuge or shelter; protection
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reproof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
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smog     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy
place of origin; source; provenience
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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subsidiary     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the company owned by the parent company or holding company
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
a chronological record of the events of successive years
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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tact     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
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transmute     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
change from one form, nature, substance, or state into another; transform
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
ease the anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
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unscathed     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
marked by imposing physical strength; firmly built; firm, and resolute
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
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