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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
agitate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
drink or imbibe in small quantities; take in with lips in small quantities, like liquid; draw into the mouth; suck up
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bashful     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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very fat; large in the body; overweight
uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst
in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
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broach     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
become worse; decline; fall
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
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corporeal     Speak
 
(4)
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marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
wasteful; reckless with money
bodily; of material nature; tangible
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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deputy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen
withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
the company owned by the parent company or holding company
a musician who performs a single
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
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endorse     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder
utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
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fuss     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem, some having medicinal properties
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guise     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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close examination; minute inspection; critical observation
necessary requirement; indispensable item
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
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ignoble     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points
of lowly origin; not noble in quality, character, or purpose; unworthy
confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
pertaining to the public treasury or revenue; revenue
notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
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knot     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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large candle or lamp giving flaring flame; flashlight
fastening together of one or more threads, cords, ropes; lump or loop formed in the thread; ornamental tie
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
any agent that carries and sends something
lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
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massacre     Speak
 
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n.  
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the craftsman who weaves cloth
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
something which is written; writing; scripture
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
treatment; reception; entertainment
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nominal     Speak
 
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in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
marked by kindness, mercy, or compassion
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
in name only; insignificantly small
very important; of outstanding significance or consequence
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plausible     Speak
 
(13)
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useless; having no useful result; vain
wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
likely but not certain to be or become true or real
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
slow; sluggish; wasting time
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profusion     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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high praise; formal expression of praise; a tribute
solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
block consisting of a thick piece of something
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retort     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a hinged blind for a window
writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; letter
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
act of redeeming or condition of having been redeemed; rescue upon payment of ransom
reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner
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shrug     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
shrink; reduce in size; become less
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like
pull or draw with great effort; draw along with continued exertion; haul along; tow
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strap     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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apartment barely meeting minimal standards
the skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other animals, prepared for writing on
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs
face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal
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syrup     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions
act of twisting; lightweight cord
a job involving confinement; an exercise device on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
a thick sweet sticky liquid
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theatrical     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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of or pertaining to the theater, or scenic representations; resembling manner of dramatic performers
open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
by an effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort
in name only; insignificantly small
any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume
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ventilation     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
pleasure; inclination; longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy
meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
outward appearance or aspect; mode of dress; false appearance
act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
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