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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
allegiance     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
act of reconciling, or state of being reconciled; reconcilement; restoration to harmony; renewal of friendship
a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted on a fixed point and used to transmit force
loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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bacon     Speak
 
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n.  
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back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
the soldier placed on guard; guard
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
any agent that carries and sends something
one who executes, especially one who puts a condemned person to death; an executor
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buttress     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
charge; accuse formally of a crime
support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
cause; bring into existence; give rise to
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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cruise     Speak
 
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appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
throw over; overturn; upset; turn upside down; cause to fall or to fail
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disclose     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means
unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
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espouse     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
plead; make the earnest request of; ask for earnestly
pain; grieve; vex; be pained or distressed; feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness
call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use
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forego     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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be joyous, merry, and mirthful; excite mirth and gayety; keep amused or diverted
move one way and the other with quick turns; shake to and fro; move in vibrating; cause to vibrate
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain
attract by arousing hope or desire
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grave     Speak
 
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n.  
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reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
act of twisting; lightweight cord
a place for the burial; death, or extinction
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay
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idiosyncrasy     Speak
 
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n.  
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quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
one that is turned or applied to for aid or security; resort for help or protection; access or admittance
brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
the behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
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lance     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen, often decorated with a small flag
withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
laying a tax, or imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by authority; raising of revenue
roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
island; spot within another of a different color
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misappropriate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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oratory     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
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penitent     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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obscure; profound; difficult to understand
appropriate for people with good incomes
having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined
feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
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ransom     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
release of property or person in return for the payment of a demanded price; price paid for such release
act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
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retort     Speak
 
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n.  
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mark of damage; a mark left on the skin after injury
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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shipwreck     Speak
 
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n.  
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inscription on a tombstone in memory
robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas
apartment barely meeting minimal standards
lack of seriousness; the lightness of manner or speech, especially when inappropriate
destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
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sordid     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
highly excited with strong emotion; disordered or nervous activity
breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant
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tease     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
set forth; set out to public view
avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
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transient     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to the practice of fraud
momentary; temporary; staying for a short time
suggesting or threatening evil
causing shock or horror; gruesome
belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
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unlikely     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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improbable; has little chance of being the case or coming about
agreeable; gracious; charming, often in a childlike or naive way
by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
increasing by successive addition
fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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