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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
annals     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
a chronological record of the events of successive years
gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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baffle     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
measure the depth; come to understand
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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cavalier     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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deceit     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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disdain     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
become stable or more stable
appease or pacify; bring peace to
tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
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enamored     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
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gentry     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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lack of consistency; the difference
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
the most powerful members of society
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
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glitter     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster; brilliancy
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immortal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
secretive, not openly shown
of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
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lax     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
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maternal     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
difficult; stressful; narrow; not broad; tight; close; closely fitting
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oppressive     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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act of gradually lowering the size or amount
unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
careful about money; economical
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
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plead     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
list each one; mention one by one
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
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pseudonym     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the time between one event, process; interval of time
lack of gratitude; forgetfulness of kindness or favors received
wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
beginner in learning something; novice
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scourge     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
act of paying respect or reverence, by the customary words or actions; the act of greeting or expressing goodwill
untrustworthy person;  deceitful and unreliable scoundrel; a man of humble birth; male servant
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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snare     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
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soloist     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; the act of trying on clothes
breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
a musician who performs a single
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tamper     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
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transient     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
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vacuous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias
unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
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