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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apron     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions
offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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birch     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
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cape     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
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curt     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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generous in providing aid to others; charitable
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
very fat; large in the body; overweight
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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desist     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
turn round rapidly; move round rapidly; move swiftly
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
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enlist     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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felicity     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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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groom     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
lack of consistency; the difference
remedy; compensation; an act of correcting error or fault
part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
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immutable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
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insipid     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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near at hand; close in time; about to occur
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
extremely fat; grossly overweight
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
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malicious     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
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nought     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
nonexistence; nothingness; zero
goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm
back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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plausible     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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likely but not certain to be or become true or real
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
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relish     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
recollect and tell of past experiences or events; talk or write about memories of the past, delightful ones
eat until excessively full; be more than full; feed someone to excess
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
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ruinous     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
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shutter     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
request for help; excuse or pretext
a hinged blind for a window
back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
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stunning     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
incapable of being described
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
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taunt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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ride over or across; ride upon; trample down.
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way
come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; catch up with; come upon from behind; capture; overcome
deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
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torpid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
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visage     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
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