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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
amaze     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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become hard or harder
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
astonish; affect with wonder
baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
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backdrop     Speak
 
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any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, cultivated for their edible leaves
background; the view behind something
degree of visibility of your environment
a tiny piece of anything
a device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer
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bonanza     Speak
 
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position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
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combustion     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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advocating minimal reforms
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
act of burning something
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
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concede     Speak
 
(5)
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder
consider; think about carefully; weigh
captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
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corps     Speak
 
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an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
assigning to a class or category
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
an agenda of things to do
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destructive     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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bare and pure; completely unclothed
curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
different; unlike; not similar
causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
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emergence     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed
a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail
appearance;  becoming visible
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expressive     Speak
 
(9)
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showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
astonishing; very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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formulate     Speak
 
(10)
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adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
give advice to someone; suggest
be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
decide upon and express in words;  develop all the details of something
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
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incidentally     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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conforming to a type; representative
completely clear and fine
deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored
approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
by chance; accidentally
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jury     Speak
 
(12)
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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
company; firm; organization created for business ventures
a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
a committee appointed to judge a case
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malleable     Speak
 
(13)
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complete; absolute; entire
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
dependable; reliable; able to be trusted
having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error
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obliterate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
associate; spend time in the company of particular people
achieve or accomplish; gain
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(15)
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
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plumb     Speak
 
(16)
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boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
happening at the same time; simultaneous
shining with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak; flaming
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reckon     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
achieve or accomplish; gain
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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revival     Speak
 
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n.  
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a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
bringing again into activity and prominence
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shell     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a whip used to inflict punishment
chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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telegraph     Speak
 
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n.  
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calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
brevity; terseness, and economy in writing and speaking
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
a renovation that improves the outward appearance; plastic surgery to remove wrinkles from face
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