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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
appease     Speak
 
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v.  
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shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement
bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
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bohemian     Speak
 
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notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation
easily understood; clear; intelligible
good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored
unconventional in an artistic way
suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest
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cataclysm     Speak
 
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something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; ghost or apparition; sprite
act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
lack of consistency; the difference
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
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compartment     Speak
 
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dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic
one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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dejected     Speak
 
(5)
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difficult to manage or govern; stubborn; unyielding
moved by sexual love; loving
torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged
lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
being in low spirits; depressed
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evanescent     Speak
 
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treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
capable of arousing and holding the attention
lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
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germane     Speak
 
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related to the topic being discussed or considered; appropriate or fitting; relevant
forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color
able to produce the desired effect; valid
very dirty, foul; disgusting; nauseous
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hermit     Speak
 
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a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives
belt; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
food eaten or provided at a meal; feast; banquet
a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace
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ingenuous     Speak
 
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
of no force or weight; not valid; weak; void; null
fantastic; comically hideous; unnatural in shape or size; abnormal
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insolent     Speak
 
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everlasting; continuing without interruption
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
small in quantity; being of delicate or slender build
strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste
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martial     Speak
 
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containing or derived from error; mistaken
characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
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nibble     Speak
 
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trespass; enter as an uninvited person
form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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parched     Speak
 
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marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous
pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
dried out by heat; toasted or roasted slightly
questionable; filled with doubt
having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed
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rejoice     Speak
 
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expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds
give testimony in a court of law; provide evidence for
feel joy; experience gladness in a high degree; have pleasurable satisfaction; be delighted; enjoy
turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
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salutary     Speak
 
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words
given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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slack     Speak
 
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area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement
the small area set off by walls for special use; booth
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staid     Speak
 
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able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
sober; serious, organized, and professional; characterized by dignity and propriety
not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
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terminal     Speak
 
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causing or ending in or approaching death; station
curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
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transplant     Speak
 
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act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness
originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
fastening device; firm grip
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upkeep     Speak
 
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word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of the urgent need for action or assistance
disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
a species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
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