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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
acrid     Speak
 
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unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
without previous preparation
questionable; filled with doubt
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balcony     Speak
 
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n.  
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platform projecting from the wall of a building
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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catalogue     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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lack of consistency; the difference
death notice; list of dead
a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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consummate     Speak
 
(4)
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obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
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ditch     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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ensure     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make sure or certain; insure; assure
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
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forsake     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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leave someone who needs or counts on you
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
put to disorderly flight or retreat; drive out; cause to flee; defeat overwhelmingly
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heretic     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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flight of missiles; a round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion
the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
a small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or shapeless mass; a small cube of sugar
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inept     Speak
 
(9)
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very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
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inland     Speak
 
(10)
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of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless
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mast     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
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odious     Speak
 
(12)
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hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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parchment     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
bringing or coming to an end; cease
a cassette for videotape; a recording of moving pictures and sound on a strip of magnetic material
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
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random     Speak
 
(14)
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momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
careful about money; economical
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
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seasoned     Speak
 
(15)
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bodily; of material nature; tangible
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
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snowflake     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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crystal of snow; a small piece of snow that falls from the sky
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
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sublime     Speak
 
(17)
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preceding in the order of time; former; previous
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
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tether     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
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thumb     Speak
 
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n.  
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living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
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vow     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
apartment barely meeting minimal standards
a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
a solemn promise made to God; the promise of fidelity; the pledge of love or affection
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