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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
adamant     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
incapable of being described
extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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ascending     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
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censor     Speak
 
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n.  
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expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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crouch     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
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eddy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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ennui     Speak
 
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n.  
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the feeling of being bored by something tedious
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
the vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony or approval
sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
the most powerful members of society
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foam     Speak
 
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n.  
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science of God or religion
name written in own handwriting
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
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howl     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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carry from one place to another; bear or transport
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
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hypocrisy     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
pretending to be what you are not, or pretending to believe something that you do not
domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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interminable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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maxim     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
act of twisting; lightweight cord
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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mortify     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
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precipice     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
someone who pays to get goods or services
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
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repast     Speak
 
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n.  
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food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
image used for worship; the image of divinity; representation or symbol; false notion or conception
downward slope, as of a hill
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scant     Speak
 
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being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
equivalent in effect or value
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
native; originating where it is found
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smother     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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somber     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
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tart     Speak
 
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n.  
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merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; risk of loss or injury
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
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tramp     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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usurp     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
argue about prices; bargain something, as over the price of something
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
divide into parts, pieces, or sections
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