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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
amend     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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applicant     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
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biography     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a natural consequence of the development
a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
any recently hatched animal
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commander     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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checklist; a collection of resources
ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
chief; an officer who is in charge of a military operation
the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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configuration     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a heavy textile with a woven design
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
an artist who creates sculptures
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
brevity; terseness, and economy in writing and speaking
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crab     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry
book of literary selections by various authors
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
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demolition     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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contestant you hope to defeat
admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record
decoration; something used to beautify
act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky
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erect     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges
construct; stand; set up
continue; insist; persevere
become aware of through the senses; detect
be at an angle; incline
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evoke     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
bring out; arouse; call forth
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
decay, or to cause something to decay
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fuse     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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authorize; commission; give credit for
combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
associate; spend time in the company of particular people
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identify     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
become hard or harder
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
be all mixed up or jumbled together;
detect; find out; discover
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legume     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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contestant; someone who offers opposition
a device that lets divers breathe underwater
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
the seedpod of a leguminous plant;  the fruit or seed of various bean or pea plants
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mime     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
construct; stand; set up
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norm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
convention; standard; rule
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
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pensive     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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deadly; causing or capable of causing death
concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
between or among stars
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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predominate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
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quiescent     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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completely certain about something; sure
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
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rubble     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
a person who inhabits a particular place
broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail
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soothe     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
bite or chew on with the teeth
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
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vigor     Speak
 
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n.  
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composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed
active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
automobile; means of conveying; medium
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