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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
adjust     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
assign a new time and place for an event
change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
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appetite     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
a colorless, odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
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canyon     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
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cider     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
an unbridgeable disparity as from a failure of understanding
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
action or manner of throwing something
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compound     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
actions that people in authority carry out to achieve a particular result
component or part; citizen, voter
combination of two or more elements or parts
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cylinder     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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depreciation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
an object that goes around the sun
devaluation; decrease in price or value
act of making copies
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encourage     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
characterize; differentiate; recognize
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
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essay     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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the power of a country to control its own government
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
a detailed account or description of something
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genuine     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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contradictory; conflicting; adverse
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
direct and outspoken but good-natured
authentic; real; true
causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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hornbill     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea
an arrangement in a particular order; union
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a huge bill surmounted by a bony protuberance
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institutionalize     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization
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limb     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
a way of considering or doing something
animal or plant living on another
arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing
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obliterate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
astonish; affect with wonder
make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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pestilence     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
branch of geology that studies earthquakes
cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
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prehistoric     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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absolutely; completely or extremely
contradictory; conflicting; adverse
capable of being caused or made to take place
ancient; primitive; no longer fashionable
delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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rebroadcast     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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a repeated or relayed broadcast
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
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revolution     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
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suitable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
cautious; careful about one's own interests
brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful
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trap     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
achieve or accomplish; gain
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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