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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
amaze     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be later in time
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
astonish; affect with wonder
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
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appreciable     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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attractive or interesting; charming
damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
arousing or provoking laughter
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brim     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
brink; the very top edge of a container
a bitter quarrel between two parties
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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cider     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
cargo ship; a large ship for carrying goods
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cone     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
courtesy towards women
company; firm; organization created for business ventures
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
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defer     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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applaud; announce with great approval
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
deceive; cause someone to believe something that is not true
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devastation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
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encyclopedia     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
a way of access consisting of a set of steps
a reference work containing articles on various topics
combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
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fencing     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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ability to foresee future happenings
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress
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gnaw     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
bite or chew on with the teeth
declare; announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive
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ideological     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
concerned with or suggestive of ideas
different; unlike; not similar
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injury     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a natural consequence of the development
any of several marine mollusks
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
company; firm; organization created for business ventures
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture
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menu     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
an agenda of things to do
combination; a union of two or more commercial corporations
a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
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orchestra     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
dependence; certainty based on experience
an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together
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perform     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute
cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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possession     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
act of having and controlling property; belongings
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
a detailed account or description of something
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rational     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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at some distance from the shore
large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
consistent with; based on; using reason
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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sediment     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
a company which sells goods
deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
conqueror; the winner of a game, competition, election, or war
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sick     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
that can be noticed or discovered; measurable
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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various     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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astonishing; very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe
able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
attractive or interesting; charming
different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
useful or convenient; able to use something skilfully
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