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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
annihilate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
become hard or harder
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
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backdrop     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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background; the view behind something
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
the power of a country to control its own government
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
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bellows     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
decoration; things added to something to provide decoration
a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
appearance;  becoming visible
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clergy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
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confront     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
breathe out; send air out of your lungs
be worthy of; have a right to
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coop     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
a person from whom you are descended
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depreciation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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an act that violates the rules of a sport
devaluation; decrease in price or value
the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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eclipse     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
cause to seem more splendid; beautify
decay, or to cause something to decay
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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flaw     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
ability to foresee future happenings
a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
benefactor; regular customer
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grasp     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension
bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
confirmation that some fact or statement is true
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incise     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
become hard or harder
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
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industrious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet
having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
deliberately; in a planned or intended way
different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
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locomote     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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change location; move, travel, or proceed
cut the surface of; cause friction
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
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nominee     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
cutting away parts to create the desired shape
complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay
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pit     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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potter     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
the activity of making portraits; a word picture of a person's appearance and character
associate; partner; either of two matching objects
a craftsman who shapes pottery; work lightly
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reliance     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
ally; form a group or unite
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
dependence; certainty based on experience
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scraping     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
deep bow with the foot drawn backward
combination of two or more elements or parts
a professional cook
consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
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starvation     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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animal or plant living on another
act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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variance     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
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