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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
abut     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
bound or obliged in law or equity
be full of; be plentiful
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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avocation     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
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blight     Speak
 
(3)
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
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charcoal     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
a renovation that improves the outward appearance; plastic surgery to remove wrinkles from face
assault; a very powerful attack
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
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constellation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
a way of access consisting of a set of steps
a work produced by hand labor
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deception     Speak
 
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n.  
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the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
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detergent     Speak
 
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act of burning something
act of being present
the case for sword blade; sheath
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
any recently hatched animal
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economics     Speak
 
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n.  
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brink; the very top edge of a container
branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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flagella     Speak
 
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n.  
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a whip used to inflict punishment
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person
an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded
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funding     Speak
 
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determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
ambition; something that you hope to achieve
daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
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hovercraft     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a renovation that improves the outward appearance; plastic surgery to remove wrinkles from face
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
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inflation     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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an arrangement in a particular order; union
decree; authoritative command or order
calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
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memorize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be present at; go to; take care of; tend
catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
detect; find out; discover
commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
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neat     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
absolutely; completely or extremely
clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
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physiology     Speak
 
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n.  
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criteria; basis for comparison
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
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pretense     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a specific kind of something
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
the case for sword blade; sheath
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render     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
construct; stand; set up
convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
deliver; give or make available; provide; represent in a drawing or painting
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ridiculous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
completely lacking wisdom or good sense
attractive; appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or inadvisable
arrogant; characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward
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swear     Speak
 
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v.  
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baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
bring order and organization to; harmonize
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tension     Speak
 
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n.  
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broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
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