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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
abut     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
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atmosphere     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet
act of changing or altering
assigning to a class or category
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catastrophe     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
any disease-producing agent
act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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charitable     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
ancient; primitive; no longer fashionable
acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
benevolent; kind and not judging people in a negative way
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confederacy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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alliance; a situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose,
art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
a work produced by hand labor
a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
ability to foresee future happenings
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corruption     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
an act that violates the rules of a sport
illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
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diligent     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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assiduous; industrious; hard-working
causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception
composed of distinct particles
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dogma     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing
characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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flag     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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denote; mean; indicate
become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
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grasp     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension
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heterogeneous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
properly; in a way that is suitable or appropriate under the circumstances
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
being of vital or central importance; crucial
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influenza     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
combination of two or more elements or parts
an acute febrile, highly contagious viral disease
help, especially money or resources that are given to people
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lure     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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bait; charm; attract
cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
affect with wonder; surprise; shock
analyze; examine; identify the cause of something
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octopus     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
any of several marine mollusks
a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
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particulate     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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based on experience; useful
attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
difficult to handle or manage
composed of distinct particles
happening at the same time; simultaneous
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precedent     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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beyond the regular time
choice; variety; collection
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity
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protein     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
an expert who gives advice
bacteria; any organism of microscopic size
branch of medicine dealing with teeth
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
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seismic     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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different; unlike; not similar
consequently; hence; for that reason
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
awesome; astounding; surprising
having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error
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shrink     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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associate; spend time in the company of particular people
baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
be worthy of; have a right to
be or go before something or someone in time or space
become smaller or draw together; compress
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thorough     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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accurate or careful; complete
demanding much work or care; tedious
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
very similarly; roughly
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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