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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abhor     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement; reduce largely
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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auspicious     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; having no specific pattern
moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted
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cliche     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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obvious remark; overused expression or idea
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
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consummate     Speak
 
(4)
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carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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ditch     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part
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expunge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
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garrulous     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
equivalent in effect or value
not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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hasty     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
completely neat and clean
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
moved by sexual love; loving
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imperious     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
suggesting or threatening evil
somewhat less than needed in amplitude or extent; insufficient
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
bare; empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
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inopportune     Speak
 
(10)
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difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren
deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
untimely; poorly chosen;  inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
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literal     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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mourn     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
charge; accuse formally of a crime
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
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pilgrim     Speak
 
(13)
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the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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reconcile     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
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reproof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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slash     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement; reduce largely
pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign
command against; banish;  not allow something
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stunning     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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sustenance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
direct financial aid by the government
step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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theatrical     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful
relating to money; requiring payment of money
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unilateral     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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in name only; insignificantly small
still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct
deeply; in a way that has a strong effect; extremely
being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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