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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
abrupt     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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conforming to a type; representative
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
aloft; flying; in the air
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attractive     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
depleted; extremely tired
inherited or inheritable by established rules
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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brim     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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brink; the very top edge of a container
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
a great number; many
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
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coalesce     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
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contour     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
the shape of a mass of land or other objects, especially its surface formed by its outer edge; outline
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
competing as for any profit or prize
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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cucumber     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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denomination     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
a work produced by hand labor
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
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encourage     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
begin; originate; admit into membership
bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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fancy     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
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genesis     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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coming into being of something; origin
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
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impending     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated
close in time; about to occur; approaching
between or among stars
completely lacking wisdom or good sense
causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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ion     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
act of searching for something
a particle that is electrically charged positive or negative
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merger     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any art that invokes supernatural powers
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
combination; a union of two or more commercial corporations
the seedpod of a leguminous plant;  the fruit or seed of various bean or pea plants
decoration; something used to beautify
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novice     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
beginner; person new to a field or activity
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
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pit     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
assemble; convene; gather
breathe out; send air out of your lungs
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prescribe     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
be or go before something or someone in time or space
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render     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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try to do something by employing effort
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
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seismology     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
branch of geology that studies earthquakes
an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea
capacity to attract intense interest
conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
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stroke     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
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trap     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
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