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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
advent     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
a natural consequence of the development
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
a thing of very little value or importance
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appraisal     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, cultivated for their edible leaves
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
chromatic color between red and blue; belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
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bonanza     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
action or manner of throwing something
being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
circumstance; the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help explain it
a person who inhabits a particular place
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cavern     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
a commissioned military officer
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
contestant you hope to defeat
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concede     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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construct; stand; set up
catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
completely destroy; eliminate; exterminate
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decomposition     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer
a heavy textile with a woven design
the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
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detergent     Speak
 
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n.  
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breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
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emerge     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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come into prominence; spring up; appear
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
assemble; convene; gather
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
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expressive     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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clearly noticeable; separate and different
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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handicraft     Speak
 
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n.  
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a party of persons having a common end in view
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
a work produced by hand labor
act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
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hydrogen     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
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insistence     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
continual and persistent demands
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
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minimize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
construct; stand; set up
compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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outlet     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
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petroleum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
act of making a sudden noisy break
alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse
a particle that is electrically charged positive or negative
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posthumous     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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arousing or provoking laughter
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
being involved in doing something rather than just talking about it
ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
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reparable     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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differing in some characteristics; various
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation
brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success
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sculpt     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
a repeated or relayed broadcast
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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semiliterate     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any of several marine mollusks
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
coins collectively
the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
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tower     Speak
 
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n.  
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a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
a longing for something better than the present situation
a magnifier of images of distant objects
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