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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
agency     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
something that annoys or gives trouble and vexation; something that is offensive or noxious
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assign     Speak
 
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v.  
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list each one; mention one by one
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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brake     Speak
 
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n.  
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a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
end of existence or activity; termination
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
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crease     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
an additional charge; charge an extra fee
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dexterity     Speak
 
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n.  
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right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
block consisting of a thick piece of something
a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
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fascinating     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
capable of arousing and holding the attention
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
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fervent     Speak
 
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harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
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growl     Speak
 
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v.  
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utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
measure the depth; come to understand
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
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incipient     Speak
 
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dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
capable of arousing and holding the attention
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
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lame     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
slow; sluggish; wasting time
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
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meditation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
one who guides  a course of action for others; one who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
lengthy intent consideration; long and thoughtful observation; contemplation of spiritual matters
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
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obese     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
extremely fat; grossly overweight
even though; although; notwithstanding
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pagan     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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something which is written; writing; scripture
quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
treatment; reception; entertainment
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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propriety     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
the craftsman who weaves cloth
difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty
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reproof     Speak
 
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n.  
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the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
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slim     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
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squash     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
crush something into a flat shape
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tenement     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
apartment barely meeting minimal standards
a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
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turf     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality or power of ready invention; quickness or acuteness in forming new combinations
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
the surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass; territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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videocassette     Speak
 
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n.  
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amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
a cassette for videotape; a recording of moving pictures and sound on a strip of magnetic material
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