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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abominable     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
added to complete or make up a deficiency
detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
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avenge     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion
cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
give praise to; glorify; celebrate or honor
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cessation     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
bringing or coming to an end; cease
act of twisting; lightweight cord
bravery; courage, and boldness, as in battle
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confiscate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
delay; leave slowly and hesitantly; wait
seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
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dunce     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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an instrument for measuring temperature
the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column
seriousness; gravity; religious or ritual ceremony
backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
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ennui     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
person hardened in sin; a person without moral scruples
any English coin of standard value; coined money
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
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gentle     Speak
 
(7)
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well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
harsh and unpleasant; making a harsh sound
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
tending to repel or drive off; causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting
having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
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gratuitous     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
by or causing great merriment or happiness; gay or merry
difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
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idiot     Speak
 
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n.  
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treatment; reception; entertainment
popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
foolish or stupid person; unlearned, ignorant, or simple person
systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject
defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
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jolly     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people
be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
make the false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine
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maxim     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
puzzle; difficult problem
any rock or stone that is thin and flat for roofing or covering houses
proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth
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muse     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
become worse; decline; fall
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pedantic     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
of high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth; characterized by nobility; majestic
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete
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rejoice     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
refuse to give; refrain from giving, granting, or permitting; deduct from employee's salary
cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
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rotundity     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
a cassette for videotape; a recording of moving pictures and sound on a strip of magnetic material
resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion
something which is written; writing; scripture
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singular     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable
wasteful; reckless with money
unique; extraordinary; being only one
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somber     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
capable of arousing and holding the attention
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tackle     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
dignified or magnificent display; splendor
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tolerable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
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uptight     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; excessive
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
in name only; insignificantly small
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
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