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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 5
abstruse     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
generous in providing aid to others; charitable
in name only; insignificantly small
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ascending     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted
extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever
exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
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bridle     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep
headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
a small room or apartment; room for privacy
rising again; resumption of vigor; the act of rising from the dead or returning to life
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curtail     Speak
 
(4)
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
put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat
get involved; come, appear, or lie between two things
voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; find fault with
cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
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desist     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal
become worse; decline; fall
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
utter a deep guttural sound, like an angry dog; give forth an angry, grumbling sound; emit low guttural sound
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exalt     Speak
 
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v.  
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shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently
raise in rank or dignity; praise
strike against; attack; assail; make angry; affront
charge; accuse formally of a crime
assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign
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furnace     Speak
 
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n.  
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enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
fame; quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves, with clusters of small, yellowish-white flowers
the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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harangue     Speak
 
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n.  
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great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire; massive slaughter
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression
the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
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indigenous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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poor; experiencing want or need; impoverished
native; originating where it is found
even though; although; notwithstanding
pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
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insane     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
reddish color; healthy-looking
exhibiting disordered of mind; deranged in mind; very foolish
fit for growing crops, as by plowing
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monotony     Speak
 
(11)
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
uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition
man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; a narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth
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ostracize     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote
take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt
put money or effort into something to make a profit or achieve a result
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing; cancel; retract
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penance     Speak
 
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n.  
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an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
a branch that flows into the mainstream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal
repentance; sorrow; suffering; a means of repairing a sin committed and obtaining pardon for it
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recrimination     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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countercharge; counter or mutual accusation; accusation brought by the accused against the accuser
backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation
a chronological record of the events of successive years
act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
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rouse     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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call, bid, or cite; notify to come to appear; call upon to surrender
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
open and shut the eye rapidly; blink; wink
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken
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slimy     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life
capable of being stretched or extended; ductile
inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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subdivision     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan
law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
name written in own handwriting
defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
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tackle     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom
puzzle; difficult problem
a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights; stopping an opposing player carrying the ball
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tournament     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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apartment barely meeting minimal standards
act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location
stewed fruit served with other foods; appetizing ingredients for meat, fish, or puddings
tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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valiant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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added to complete or make up a deficiency
vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic
fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
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