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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
ambition     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
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appraisal     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
bringing again into activity and prominence
career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
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bellows     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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compression; the act or process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
a physicist who studies astronomy
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
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coinage     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
coins collectively
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
a large mass of ice floating at sea
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confront     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
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deck     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
background; the view behind something
a spectator who can describe what happened
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deprive     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
contest; try to be more successful than someone else
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
deny; take something take away
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
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eclipse     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
associate; spend time in the company of particular people
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
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flaw     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper
bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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generate     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
bring into being; give rise to; produce
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
be similar to; take after; look like
amend; change or correct something, such as a piece of writing
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hypothesis     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
a work produced by hand labor
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
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jumble     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
space or place that is available to be used; emptiness
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
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memorize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
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orientation     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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decoration; things added to something to provide decoration
the activity of making portraits; a word picture of a person's appearance and character
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
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perspective     Speak
 
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n.  
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craft; ship; container for liquids
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
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pretension     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
automobile; means of conveying; medium
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
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puncture     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
consider; think about carefully; weigh
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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roar     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
act of having and controlling property; belongings
bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
a longing for something better than the present situation
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squirrel     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
a craftsman who shapes pottery; work lightly
any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
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vigor     Speak
 
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n.  
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active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
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