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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
appraise     Speak
 
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v.  
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measure the depth; come to understand
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
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birch     Speak
 
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n.  
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danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
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brilliant     Speak
 
(3)
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everlasting; continuing without interruption
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
insane; mad; wildly or giddily foolish
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confidential     Speak
 
(4)
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
moved by sexual love; loving
talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details
treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
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downcast     Speak
 
(5)
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awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
unique; extraordinary; being only one
expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy; sad
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
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expunge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
cancel; remove; erase or strike out
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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gale     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
place of refuge or shelter; protection
a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty
worship of idols; excessive admiration
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gratify     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy
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infuriate     Speak
 
(9)
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enrage; make furious or mad with anger
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water
part; separate or disunite; disengage
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instigate     Speak
 
(10)
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avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
put force upon; force; constrain; compel; put in motion or action by violence
goad or urge forward; provoke; incite
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meagre     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;
seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough
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obscene     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
one who makes great sacrifices or suffers from furthering belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
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persecute     Speak
 
(13)
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bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
crush something into a flat shape
enter on a list; enroll; register; engage for military or naval service
deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
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presumptuous     Speak
 
(14)
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overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint
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reproof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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fastening device; firm grip
request for help; excuse or pretext
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
the craftsman who weaves cloth
expression of blame or censure; censure for a fault; a reproach
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sensual     Speak
 
(16)
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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
relaxing; not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected
being in a healthy condition; acting rationally; mentally sound
physical rather than spiritual or intellectual; affecting any of senses or sense organ; sensory
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spartan     Speak
 
(17)
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empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
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tarry     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
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turmoil     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any agent that carries and sends something
false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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undue     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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secretive, not openly shown
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
unlimited or boundless, in time or space; without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
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