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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
alignment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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bottom of a sea or ocean
a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
arrangement; association; alliance
bringing again into activity and prominence
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appropriate     Speak
 
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v.  
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dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
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bicameral     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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contradictory; conflicting; adverse
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
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clergy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a hand tool for driving screws
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
cutting edge; the leading or most important position or place
any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
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contradict     Speak
 
(5)
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diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
authorize; commission; give credit for
cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
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conventional     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
clearly noticeable; separate and different
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detrimental     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success
concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting
causing damage or harm; injurious
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distinguish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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characterize; differentiate; recognize
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
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expand     Speak
 
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confront; set into opposition or rivalry
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
estimate  value; judge worth of something
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hamburger     Speak
 
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n.  
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arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
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impulse     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
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infancy     Speak
 
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coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
babyhood; the time when someone is a baby or a very young child
advocating minimal reforms
a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
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magic     Speak
 
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n.  
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any art that invokes supernatural powers
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
a professional cook
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newsstand     Speak
 
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n.  
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a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
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patriarchal     Speak
 
(15)
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direct and outspoken but good-natured
clearly or obviously; expressly
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
contradictory; conflicting; adverse
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plank     Speak
 
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n.  
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a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
composition for orchestra and a soloist
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reception     Speak
 
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n.  
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capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
act of receiving; how something is greeted
the bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
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screw     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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any tangible or intangible possession that someone owns
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
capacity to attract intense interest
border; rim; the amount by which one thing is different from another
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supposition     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
creek; a small stream
a magnifier of images of distant objects
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tension     Speak
 
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n.  
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coins collectively
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
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