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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
affirm     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
state something as true; assert; confirm
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
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asphyxiate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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authorize; commission; give credit for
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
come into prominence; spring up; appear
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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brilliantly     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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having promised to be involved in a plan of action; devoted
charming; tending to draw attention or affections
brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success
attractive; capable of arousing interest or curiosity; engaging
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
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chronological     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
countless; too many to be counted
approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
chief; serving as an essential component
arranged in order of time of occurrence
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contour     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously
the shape of a mass of land or other objects, especially its surface formed by its outer edge; outline
cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
development; a gradual process of change and development
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deform     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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build; put together out of components or parts
change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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digest     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
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eccentric     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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completely certain about something; sure
very similarly; roughly
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
close in time; about to occur; approaching
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falconer     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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assault; a very powerful attack
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
contestant; someone who offers opposition
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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glorify     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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detect; find out; discover
cause to seem more splendid; beautify
achieve or accomplish; gain
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
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hurricane     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
big storm; severe tropical cyclone
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jumble     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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cell; compartment; room
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent
a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
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mask     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
affect with wonder; surprise; shock
delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
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nominate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
congest; become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is difficult
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
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persistent     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks
capable of being accomplished or brought about
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
able or fit be rented
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presumably     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
capable; able to do something well
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation
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refined     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting
diligent; responsible; reliable
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
cultured; purified; made pure
very similarly; roughly
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scratch     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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cut the surface of; cause friction
state something as true; assert; confirm
delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
contest; try to be more successful than someone else
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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swear     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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the channel into a new direction
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
compute; determine; estimate
complete; consummate; make perfect
affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
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utter     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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complete; absolute; entire
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
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