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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apprise     Speak
 
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v.  
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hinder or prevent of ; frustrate
inform; give notice to; make aware
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
decide; judge; sentence; condemn
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bamboo     Speak
 
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n.  
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a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
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certificate     Speak
 
(3)
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enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
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define     Speak
 
(4)
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determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
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dunce     Speak
 
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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
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
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eulogy     Speak
 
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n.  
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fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
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filthy     Speak
 
(7)
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fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
equivalent in effect or value
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
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harass     Speak
 
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v.  
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
irritate or torment persistently; wear out; exhaust
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
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indescribable     Speak
 
(9)
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insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
incapable of being described
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lance     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
crumbling, soft, friable earth; soil
excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
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meddle     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
enrage; make furious or mad with anger
become stable or more stable
try to change or have an influence on things that are not your responsibility, specifically without permission
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obese     Speak
 
(12)
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
extremely fat; grossly overweight
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
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persecute     Speak
 
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refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
attract by arousing hope or desire
be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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rapture     Speak
 
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n.  
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a section of a section; a part of a part
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
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scorch     Speak
 
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v.  
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burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
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snowflake     Speak
 
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n.  
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keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
name written in own handwriting
crystal of snow; a small piece of snow that falls from the sky
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sporadic     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
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tamper     Speak
 
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v.  
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sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
lay out, apply, or employ in any way; consume by use; use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
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twine     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of twisting; lightweight cord
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion
a peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, or worry
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vomit     Speak
 
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make empty; remove contents of
pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
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