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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
abolitionist     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a person from whom you are descended
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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aquatic     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color
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blush     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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chronological     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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crowded; having a lot of people living there
giving a feeling of satisfaction or enjoyment; comfortable
shining with a light that is sometimes bright and sometimes weak; flaming
arranged in order of time of occurrence
damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous
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consonant     Speak
 
(5)
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by chance; accidentally
compatible; in agreement or harmony with
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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corps     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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appearance;  becoming visible
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
a violent attack; an onslaught
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
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discern     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
comply with; follow; fit; meet
depict; describe; draw
break apart; cut; divide
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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endeavor     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
cause to become financially ruin; ruin
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
try to do something by employing effort
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falcon     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
a spectator who can describe what happened
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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hamburger     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
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harmful     Speak
 
(11)
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amazed; very surprised
different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous
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influenza     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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act of accepting with approval
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
an acute febrile, highly contagious viral disease
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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magic     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any art that invokes supernatural powers
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
assigning to a class or category
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mundane     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
capable of being accomplished or brought about
busy; energetic; vigorous
complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape
being or characterized by concepts or their formation
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patriarchal     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
coming to maturity; coming into existence
conforming to a type; representative
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pleasing     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
giving a feeling of satisfaction or enjoyment; comfortable
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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quiescent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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wanting very much to do or have something
burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color
diligent; responsible; reliable
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
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sap     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
anticipate; predict; know about something before it happens
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
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stability     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
branch of medicine dealing with teeth
a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
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therefore     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; inconstant
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
consequently; hence; for that reason
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