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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
adjoin     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be next to; be contiguous to; border on
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
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astronomer     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
a physicist who studies astronomy
coming into being of something; origin
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cabinetmaker     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a professional cook
a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
any art that invokes supernatural powers
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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committed     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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contradictory; conflicting; adverse
attractive or interesting; charming
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
city center; one who lives in a city center
having promised to be involved in a plan of action; devoted
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consonant     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
attractive; capable of arousing interest or curiosity; engaging
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
compatible; in agreement or harmony with
being of vital or central importance; crucial
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daring     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
continuing forever or indefinitely
bold; brave and taking risks
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
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desire     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
anything which is longing for
a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
company; firm; organization created for business ventures
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elimination     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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cutting edge; the leading or most important position or place
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
automobile; means of conveying; medium
act of removing or getting rid of something
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fault     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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choice; variety; collection
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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foul     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
beyond the regular time
an act that violates the rules of a sport
the commercial center of a town or city
back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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hint     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
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lag     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
characterize; differentiate; recognize
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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longitude     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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multitude     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a great number; many
an agenda of things to do
any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
cultivation of plants
confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
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pit     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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confront; set into opposition or rivalry
be earlier in time; go back further
estimate  value; judge worth of something
compute; determine; estimate
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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pretension     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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cargo ship; a large ship for carrying goods
a person from whom you are descended
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
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ratify     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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approve formally; confirm; verify
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
build; put together out of components or parts
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
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saga     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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card for sending messages by post without an envelope
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
compassion; pity; concern
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
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verse     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
the device containing such a material, especially one used to extract impurities from air or water
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
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