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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
antagonism     Speak
 
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n.  
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rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
roundness; rounded fullness; integral entireness
active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
guard; defender; protector; state under guard; division of a county; division of a hospital
state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult
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banish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
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clasp     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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partial wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot
cause of grief or distress; discomfort or pain
a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution
fastening device; firm grip
the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
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correspondent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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not essential;  coming from outside
proper; appropriate; of pleasing appearance; handsome
causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
careful about money; economical
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doleful     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
careful about money; economical
having special skill or knowledge; according to principle; formal rather than practical; relating to technique
causing shock or horror; gruesome
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
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evade     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move with force
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firmament     Speak
 
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n.  
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domestic fowls reared for eating, or their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, ducks, and geese
fixed foundation; established base; region of the air; sky or heavens; the most remote of the celestial spheres
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
the seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
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howl     Speak
 
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v.  
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utter a loud, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do; utter a sound expressive of distress
cause to be uneasy; wear away
shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
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infernal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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pertaining to hell; devilish; abominable; awful
being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided
easily angered; irritable; made too quickly to be accurate or wise
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
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knit     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
go mad, go crazy;  turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; toss with a sharp movement
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
expel or eject from the mouth; rain gently
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lugubrious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
into separate parts or pieces; apart
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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obese     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
extremely fat; grossly overweight
removed or remote from others; solitary; hidden or isolated
questionable; filled with doubt
daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
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pervade     Speak
 
(13)
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pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
be absorbed in one's thoughts; consider or say thoughtfully
sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty
ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying; make humble, earnest petition; beg
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quote     Speak
 
(14)
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reveal; make known to the public
cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner
slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
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reprove     Speak
 
(15)
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avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
inform; give notice to; make aware
compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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shriek     Speak
 
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n.  
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trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
fastening device; firm grip
sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
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stale     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact
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sustenance     Speak
 
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n.  
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degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
act of sustaining; something, especially food, that sustains life or health
skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
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torture     Speak
 
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n.  
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brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter
a cloth made by hand or machine; fabric
one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
extreme pain; anguish of body or mind
obvious remark; overused expression or idea
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usurp     Speak
 
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v.  
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appeal or request earnestly; enter a plea; offer as an excuse
capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
cut off from a whole; set or keep apart; divide or separate
compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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