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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
analyze     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
classify; put people or things into groups with the same features
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
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attractive     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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clearly noticeable; separate and different
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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basin     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
a craftsman who shapes pottery; work lightly
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
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chilly     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
cold but not freezing; unfriendly
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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conifer     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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care; being attentive to possible danger
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
action or manner of throwing something
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
a natural consequence of the development
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deck     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for the ability to leap
a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
continual and persistent demands
any art that invokes supernatural powers
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discern     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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doubt     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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corrosion; a gradual decline of something
act of burning something
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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fittingly     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
capable; able to do something well
properly; in a way that is suitable or appropriate under the circumstances
shining with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak; flaming
being or concerning or limited to a continent
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formulate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
be earlier in time; go back further
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hypothesis     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
criteria; basis for comparison
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
a group of persons together in one place
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invertebrate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
the seedpod of a leguminous plant;  the fruit or seed of various bean or pea plants
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
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makeup     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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assault; a very powerful attack
adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions
composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed
a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
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morphology     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
consent; approval to do something
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
bring into being; give rise to; produce
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
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plainly     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
differing in some characteristics; various
characterized by unrest or disorder
clearly or obviously; expressly
curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
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puncture     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
be superior; distinguish oneself
cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization
cause to become financially ruin; ruin
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satisfactory     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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bending so that one part covers the other
very similarly; roughly
attractive; capable of arousing interest or curiosity; engaging
clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
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sufficient     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
beneath the surface of the water; undersea
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swelling     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
brevity; terseness, and economy in writing and speaking
a person who inhabits a particular place
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
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