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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
advent     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
the seedpod of a leguminous plant;  the fruit or seed of various bean or pea plants
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
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appeal     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
advocating minimal reforms
active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
adult male chicken
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buzzer     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
arrangement; association; alliance
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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chromosphere     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a mental position from which things are viewed
beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
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constellation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
the activity of making portraits; a word picture of a person's appearance and character
a hand tool for driving screws
a spectator who can describe what happened
some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
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conventional     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
by chance; accidentally
brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful
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depot     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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an increase in the density of something
advocating minimal reforms
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
cultivation of plants
depository; a storehouse; a building where supplies or vehicles, especially buses, are kept
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embellishment     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail
capacity to attract intense interest
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
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fatal     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
automated; using a machine to do something that used to be done by hand
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
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foul     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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devaluation; decrease in price or value
an act that violates the rules of a sport
condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
devoted to or appreciative of music
bacteria; any organism of microscopic size
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hatchery     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
criteria; basis for comparison
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
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inviting     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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being of vital or central importance; crucial
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
attractive in a way that causes unpleasant results; tempting
demanding much work or care; tedious
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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lull     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
contradict; give a false impression
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
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nonetheless     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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despite what has just been said or done; however
concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
amazed; very surprised
covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
benevolent; kind and not judging people in a negative way
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particle     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
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postwar     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
belonging to the period after a war
cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
shining with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak; flaming
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rental     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
a physicist who studies astronomy
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scrape     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
be superior; distinguish oneself
abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
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statistics     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any recently hatched animal
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension
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tension     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
the device containing such a material, especially one used to extract impurities from air or water
copy or reproduction of a work of art
cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
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