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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
ablaze     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental
burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color
busy; energetic; vigorous
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
cautious; careful about one's own interests
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approximate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
cure;  make or get healthy again
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belie     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
be earlier in time; go back further
contradict; give a false impression
applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
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commentary     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
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compound     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
combination of two or more elements or parts
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courtship     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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act of making a sudden noisy break
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
act of removing a load or burden; the act of shooting or firing a projectile or weapon; emission
breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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destine     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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classify; put people or things into groups with the same features
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
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dogged     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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complete; absolute; entire
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
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execution     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
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hail     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
color; dye with a color
call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
act of doing or performing again
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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heel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
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junction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a violent attack; an onslaught
connection; joint; intersection; crossing
courtesy towards women
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
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lodging     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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accommodation; a temporary place to stay
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
an aggressive willingness to compete
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orientation     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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card for sending messages by post without an envelope
detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
the activity of making portraits; a word picture of a person's appearance and character
position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
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petroleum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes
dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
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precedent     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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the shape of a mass of land or other objects, especially its surface formed by its outer edge; outline
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
demand for something as rightful or due
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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remedy     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
a device that lets divers breathe underwater
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
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scabbard     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, cultivated for their edible leaves
the case for sword blade; sheath
combination of two or more elements or parts
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supplement     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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arouse again; make someone have a feeling that they had in the past
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
achieve or accomplish; gain
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uniform     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere
consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
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