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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
anarchy     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
one that keeps guard; soldier stationed as a guard
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
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blot     Speak
 
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n.  
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apartment barely meeting minimal standards
ill will; hatred; quality or state of being hostile
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery
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cessation     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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house of religious retirement, or of seclusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks
bringing or coming to an end; cease
extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
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contrive     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
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deviate     Speak
 
(5)
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make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to
catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
change in outward structure or looks; convert
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emanate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
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ferocity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
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holocaust     Speak
 
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n.  
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great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
framework for holding objects
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
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infringe     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
leave to someone by a will; hand down
stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
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intimidate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
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lullaby     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
an additional charge; charge an extra fee
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murky     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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equivalent in effect or value
terribly; with alarm; fearfully
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
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phantom     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
one who worships false gods; idolater; person not adhering to any major or recognized religion
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
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relinquish     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
make empty; remove contents of
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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respite     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment
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shabby     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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stimuli     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
title or degree of nobility
condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
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tentative     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
not essential;  coming from outside
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tyrannical     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
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valiant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
struck by shock, terror, or amazement
refraining from producing speech or vocal sound; unable to speak; expressed without speech; unspoken
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
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