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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
amiable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
useless; having no useful result; vain
added to complete or make up a deficiency
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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balcony     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk
the company owned by the parent company or holding company
platform projecting from the wall of a building
an instrument for measuring temperature
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cape     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have
act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws
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contempt     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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causing or ending in or approaching death; station
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
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destitute     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
incapable of being described
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people
not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
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enumerate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
list each one; mention one by one
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
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futile     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
useless; having no useful result; vain
unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
untimely; poorly chosen;  inconvenient; unseasonable; unsuitable
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glimmer     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
island; spot within another of a different color
a chronological record of the events of successive years
absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
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immutable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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unconventional in an artistic way
extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
unable to be changed without exception; not mutable
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
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interpret     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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shrink; reduce in size; become less
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
give a summary; return to a previous location or condition
become solid; change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form
move back; retreat; withdraw a claim or pretension
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livid     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
incapable of being described
mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief
overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
lead-colored; black and blue; discolored, as from a bruise; extremely angry
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ominous     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
giving pleasure or satisfaction of the senses; having strong sexual appeal
threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
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pedantic     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
questionable; filled with doubt
even though; although; notwithstanding
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
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rapture     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
lack of consistency; the difference
inscription on a tombstone in memory
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
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seasoned     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive
artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis
experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed
having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
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sketchy     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
of excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; characterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious
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subsidiary     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position
something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services
act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
the company owned by the parent company or holding company
space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
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tether     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher
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toast     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; venture for hire or reward; employ
dry and brown by heat of the fire; warm thoroughly; drink to the health or in honor
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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wail     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
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