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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
ankle     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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bother     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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crush something into a flat shape
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
vary; go in different directions from the same point
annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
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closet     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
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deem     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
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discrepancy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the short, thick first digit of a human hand
platform projecting from the wall of a building
covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
lack of consistency; the difference
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eschew     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
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fling     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
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hilarious     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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having no adverse effect; harmless
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
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impromptu     Speak
 
(9)
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
without previous preparation
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
suggesting or threatening evil
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insane     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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various; miscellaneous; separate; distinct; diverse
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
near at hand; close in time; about to occur
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
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mischievous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
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oracle     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; a form of humor by mocking with irony
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
the answer of god; communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets
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pedantic     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
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renowned     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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rouse     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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slander     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime; lack of personal freedom
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
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spartan     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
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target     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
the short, thick first digit of a human hand
a larval frog or toad
tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma; troublesome
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
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tribunal     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
the seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
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vain     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
causing shock or horror; gruesome
untimely; poorly chosen;  inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
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