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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
allegiance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
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avarice     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
production of wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or agency of supposed spirits; use of spells or charms
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds; a religious leader in certain Protestant Churches
greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
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brilliant     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
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covenant     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust; the science of architecture
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
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doze     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
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enmity     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
science of God or religion
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
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garrulous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
moved by sexual love; loving
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
reddish color; healthy-looking
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gratify     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
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ingenuity     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
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kneel     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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throw up; eject from stomach through the mouth; disgorge
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
make an energetic, usually hasty search
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
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limp     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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offense     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
act of causing anger, displeasure, or affront; transgression of the law; attacking or assaulting
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
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perceptible     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
preceding in the order of time; former; previous
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
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reminisce     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
provide; bestow a quality on
reveal; make known to the public
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
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rummage     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
make an energetic, usually hasty search
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sinister     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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suggesting or threatening evil
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
even though; although; notwithstanding
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
without money; poor; penniless
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stringent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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cunning; full of tricks; skill in deception
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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tentacle     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers
act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
a rope attached to the bridle used to control a horse or other animal; an instrument of curbing, restraining, or governing
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treadmill     Speak
 
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n.  
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a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
block consisting of a thick piece of something
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
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verge     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
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