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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
agitation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
chief; an officer who is in charge of a military operation
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
brink; the very top edge of a container
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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attend     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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cause to seem more splendid; beautify
depress; take away hope from
direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
be present at; go to; take care of; tend
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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cardinal     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
chief; serving as an essential component
belonging to the period after a war
capable of being accomplished or brought about
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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chore     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a group of persons together in one place
beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
a mental position from which things are viewed
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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confront     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
assemble; convene; gather
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
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defer     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
comply with; follow; fit; meet
congest; become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is difficult
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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become worse; decline
bring out; arouse; call forth
applaud; announce with great approval
bring into being; give rise to; produce
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
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dynamics     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to
branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
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exploit     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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deed or action, particularly a brave deed
blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
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handicap     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
cause to be at a disadvantage; impede; cripple; hinder
correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together
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heap     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a hand tool for driving screws
a particle that is electrically charged positive or negative
all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
ability to see; sight; the vivid mental image
crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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junction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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devaluation; decrease in price or value
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise
connection; joint; intersection; crossing
act of making a sudden noisy break
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measures     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
actions that people in authority carry out to achieve a particular result
animals of a period or region
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
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naturalist     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
act of burning something
device for gripping and holding; a tense, critical situation
biologist knowledgeable about natural history
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period     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
additional proof that something that was believed
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pretension     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a chemical used to kill pests
a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
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refrigerant     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
an act that violates the rules of a sport
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
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rinse     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
be worthy of; have a right to
activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
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swarm     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
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valve     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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advocating minimal reforms
back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured
bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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