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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
adopt     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
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arduous     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
absolutely; completely or extremely
conforming to a type; representative
being often in the public eye; obvious to the eye
automated; using a machine to do something that used to be done by hand
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barn     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
deep bow with the foot drawn backward
a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
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charcoal     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
act of revolving; motion of a body around a fixed point or line; total or radical change in political organization
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concerto     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
confirmation that some fact or statement is true
a small room or cabinet used for storage space
composition for orchestra and a soloist
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
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converge     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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applaud; announce with great approval
complete; consummate; make perfect
approach; tend to meet; come together
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
adjust the spaces between words;  show to be reasonable; explain, clear away
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dentistry     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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copy or reproduction of a work of art
branch of medicine dealing with teeth
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
a colorless, odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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dye     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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try to do something by employing effort
cause to be at a disadvantage; impede; cripple; hinder
affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
complete; consummate; make perfect
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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farce     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a member of the most developed mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes; senior clergyman
a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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footpath     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a path, especially in the countryside, for walking on
a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
a reference work containing articles on various topics
company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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heal     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
denote; mean; indicate
use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
cure;  make or get healthy again
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informal     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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chief; serving as an essential component
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
absence of ceremony; casual
acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
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mask     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
complete, transact, or dispose of promptly; send on specific business; finish off  dish or meal
be all mixed up or jumbled together;
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
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nonetheless     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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crowded; having a lot of people living there
authentic; real; true
despite what has just been said or done; however
acceptable; good or good enough for a particular need or purpose
brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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affect with wonder; surprise; shock
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
breathe out; send air out of your lungs
break apart; cut; divide
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pretension     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
a drama set to music and consists of singing
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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rebroadcast     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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a repeated or relayed broadcast
construct; stand; set up
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
ban; taboo; forbid
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reptile     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
a reference work containing articles on various topics
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles
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stout     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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direct and outspoken but good-natured
being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
continuing to exist or develop; existing
dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
capable of being accomplished or brought about
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telescope     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
benefactor; regular customer
a magnifier of images of distant objects
the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
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