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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
ambition     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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capacity to attract intense interest
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
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approximately     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms
at some distance from the shore
very similarly; roughly
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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catalyst     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a professional cook
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
any art that invokes supernatural powers
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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civility     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
capacity to attract intense interest
a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving
act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
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contraction     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
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daisy     Speak
 
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n.  
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any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
consolidating two or more things; union in one body; alliance
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
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devastating     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
very similarly; roughly
assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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elite     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of searching for something
aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person
a radio or television program that consists of news reports
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
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faucet     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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choice; variety; collection
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
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formative     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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that can be noticed or discovered; measurable
in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
being often in the public eye; obvious to the eye
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hatchling     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
any recently hatched animal
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
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intentionally     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
deliberately; in a planned or intended way
coming to maturity; coming into existence
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
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longitude     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
an agenda of things to do
any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
cultivation of plants
confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
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nominate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
be earlier in time; go back further
estimate  value; judge worth of something
compute; determine; estimate
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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pamphlet     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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cargo ship; a large ship for carrying goods
a person from whom you are descended
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
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pretense     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae of the family Odontophoridae
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension
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puncture     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
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rupture     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
act of making a sudden noisy break
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
criteria; basis for comparison
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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survive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
continue to live; endure or last
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
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telescope     Speak
 
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n.  
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an aggressive willingness to compete
a magnifier of images of distant objects
decoration; things added to something to provide decoration
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
branch of geology that studies earthquakes
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