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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
apron     Speak
 
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n.  
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mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
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ascetic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
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climax     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
deep opening in the earth surface
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
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confound     Speak
 
(4)
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worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
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elderly     Speak
 
(5)
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relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
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emerald     Speak
 
(6)
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removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
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forlorn     Speak
 
(7)
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strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind
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hairy     Speak
 
(8)
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bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling a hair; rough with hair
capricious; liable to sudden, unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
lonely; solitary; desolate; gloomy; dismal; affected with ill humor
not essential;  coming from outside
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indigenous     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
everlasting; continuing without interruption
away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
native; originating where it is found
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inveterate     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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improperly forward or bold; rude
deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
not moral; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
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malicious     Speak
 
(11)
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deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
native; originating where it is found
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious
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orator     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything
a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein
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poky     Speak
 
(13)
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unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped
into separate parts or pieces; apart
questionable; filled with doubt
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious
moving with pain or difficulty because of injury; disabled so that movement is difficult or impossible
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renown     Speak
 
(14)
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seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
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rummage     Speak
 
(15)
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move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
make an energetic, usually hasty search
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
take keen or zestful pleasure in; enjoy the flavor of; give spice or flavor to
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shun     Speak
 
(16)
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become stable or more stable
throw carelessly; throw to see which side comes up; move or stir about violently
avoid deliberately; keep away from
pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
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stunt     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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passage or segment that is taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition
an orderly pile; heap; a large number; arrange in a pile
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
difficult or unusual or dangerous feat usually done to gain attention
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tentacle     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
a vehicle for traveling in space
a long, thin arm of some sea animals, such as the octopus and jellyfish
amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
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theatrical     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing; not to be wasted or spent
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse
of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
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ward     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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offensively bold behavior; the trait of being rude
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
often indirect effect or result that is produced by an event or action; reflection, especially of sound
guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
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