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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
antagonist     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
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august     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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temporary; provided for present need only
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
everlasting; continuing without interruption
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cape     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering
daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake
piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
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contemptuous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
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drown     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
cancel; make void; repeal or annul
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enumerate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back
dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
list each one; mention one by one
cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
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fraud     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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grotesque     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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causing shock or horror; gruesome
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
barren; infertile; incapable of reproducing; having no imagination, new ideas, or energy
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
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incognito     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
with one's identity disguised or concealed; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title
offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage
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intervene     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
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lullaby     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
the seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
sheep; flesh of a sheep;  loose woman; prostitute
the company owned by the parent company or holding company
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nimble     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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likely but not certain to be or become true or real
light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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pervade     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
destroy; break up; break into many pieces
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renowned     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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questionable; filled with doubt
happy and ready to do favors for others
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous; flaming into notice
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scourge     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving
conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
title or degree of nobility
minor crime; ill behavior; evil conduct; misdeed
the whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment
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shipwreck     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
overstatement; the act of making something more noticeable than usual
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
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stoic     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature
loose and not easily controlled; lacking in rigor or strictness
indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain
of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class
totally in love; marked by a foolish or unreasoning fondness
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supervise     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
administer; watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly
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tout     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
advertize in strongly positive terms; praise excessively; show off
vary; go in different directions from the same point
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
stealthily lie in waiting; exist unperceived
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warp     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
lowest or coarsest class of people; iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming molten iron
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill; one that rides, especially one who rides horses
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape
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