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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
absorb     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
construct; stand; set up
cause to break; undergo a break in the bone; abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules
clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
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aquatic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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buzzer     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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combination; a union of two or more commercial corporations
act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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compaction     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
an increase in the density of something
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
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concise     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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composed of distinct particles
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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crystallize     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
cure;  make or get healthy again
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
ban; taboo; forbid
assign; distribute according to plan
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delegate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder
authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
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entry     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a building that houses judicial courts
a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving
assigning to a class or category
admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
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finch     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have
action or manner of throwing something
a bitter quarrel between two parties
compassion; pity; concern
any of numerous small songbirds with short, stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
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gulf     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting
any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
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import     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way
bring in from another country
bite or chew on with the teeth
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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incur     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
contest; try to be more successful than someone else
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
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meager     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful
continuing forever or indefinitely
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
attractive in a way that causes unpleasant results; tempting
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
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outlet     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion
component or part; citizen, voter
concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
the commercial center of a town or city
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pestilence     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
act of having and controlling property; belongings
consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
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preceding     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
differing; tending to move apart in different directions
ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
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proprietorship     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
bump; arch one's back
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scabbard     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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development; a gradual process of change and development
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
the case for sword blade; sheath
a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section
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sensitive     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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countless; too many to be counted
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
cold but not freezing; unfriendly
clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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vehicle     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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automobile; means of conveying; medium
a whip used to inflict punishment
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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