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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
alleviate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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appropriate wrongly; use for the wrong purpose; embezzle
express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful
appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
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ballad     Speak
 
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n.  
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
a motor vehicle with large back wheels and thick tires, used on farms for pulling machinery
boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
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brand     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the seat of a judge; bench on which a judge and his associates sit for administering justice; court or forum
relation of associate; the companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
dilemma; state of uncertainty or perplexity
any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestic species; pig
a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
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conjunction     Speak
 
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n.  
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clever, expedient way of doing something; specific talent, especially one difficult to explain or teach
transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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detain     Speak
 
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v.  
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introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
assent; agree without protesting
seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority
keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel; become compatible or consistent
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exhortation     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass
dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded
great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good; language intended to incite and encourage
state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness
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gale     Speak
 
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n.  
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sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
act of omitting; neglect, or failure to do something required by propriety or duty
goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
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glee     Speak
 
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n.  
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gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
withdrawing or retiring; moving back; retreat; state of being withdrawn; seclusion
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
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inconceivable     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
impossible to comprehend or grasp fully; unable to be conceived, unbelievable
easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
easily irritated or annoyed; unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered
impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
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kneel     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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pull, or move with a sudden movement; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed
get away from by artifice; escape by dexterity; avoid giving a direct answer to
come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
bend the knee; fall or rest on the knees
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manifold     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or open water; interior
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
relating to the arrangement or accurate representation of the physical features of an area
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nursery     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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place of refuge or shelter; protection
a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment
descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations
path of other moving body through space; chosen or taken a course
room for baby; area in a household set apart for the use of children
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pathos     Speak
 
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n.  
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swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty
one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
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prophetic     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic
foretelling events as if by divine inspiration
famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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resign     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of
violate; put to improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust
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shiver     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters
clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
cite or repeat a passage from; repeat or copy the words of another
go through or across, often under difficult conditions
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sordid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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given freely; unwarranted; granted without recompense; unearned
expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure
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superfluous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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bodily; of material nature; tangible
inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
being beyond what is required or sufficient
formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor
weak; ineffective; lacking physical strength or vigor; incapable of sexual intercourse
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truce     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like
bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
the craftsman who weaves cloth
suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place
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wane     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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