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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
ambition     Speak
 
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n.  
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aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
device for gripping and holding; a tense, critical situation
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apologize     Speak
 
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v.  
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bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
applaud; announce with great approval
beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
cause to seem more splendid; beautify
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
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catalyst     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
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comet     Speak
 
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n.  
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cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
an object that goes around the sun
cosmos; everything that exists anywhere
dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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contract     Speak
 
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v.  
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depict; describe; draw
captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
complete; consummate; make perfect
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cubism     Speak
 
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n.  
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device for gripping and holding; a tense, critical situation
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
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denomination     Speak
 
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n.  
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brevity; terseness, and economy in writing and speaking
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
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doubt     Speak
 
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n.  
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brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
cutting away parts to create the desired shape
articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
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excite     Speak
 
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v.  
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begin; originate; admit into membership
make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
be worthy of; have a right to
assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
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footnote     Speak
 
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n.  
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a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to
any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in biochemical reactions
chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water
a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
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healing     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself
absolutely; completely or extremely
continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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laborious     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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demanding much work or care; tedious
giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
characterized by unrest or disorder
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
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loom     Speak
 
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v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
give advice to someone; suggest
estimate  value; judge worth of something
change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
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ornamentation     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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decoration; things added to something to provide decoration
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
act of removing a load or burden; the act of shooting or firing a projectile or weapon; emission
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
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phonetics     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse
candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
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populous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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composed of elements from a variety of sources
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
crowded; having a lot of people living there
bright red; of a brilliant red color
capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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recital     Speak
 
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n.  
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the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
a detailed account or description of something
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seashore     Speak
 
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n.  
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coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
animal or plant living on another
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
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standpoint     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
a mental position from which things are viewed
a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
a small room or cabinet used for storage space
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
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upset     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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continuing to exist or develop; existing
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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