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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
alignment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center
arrangement; association; alliance
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae of the family Odontophoridae
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astronomer     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
a physicist who studies astronomy
contentious speech act; argument
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blush     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for something: scheme for
bring order and organization to; harmonize
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
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choir     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
cutting away parts to create the desired shape
band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
a whip used to inflict punishment
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
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conservatism     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
benefactor; regular customer
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
a parallelogram with four right angles
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credential     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
competition; the act of competing as for a profit or a prize
a craftsman who shapes pottery; work lightly
a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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deteriorate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
become worse; decline
comply with; follow; fit; meet
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eccentric     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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completely clear and fine
attendant; appearing or going with someone or something else
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
crazy; extremely interested in something
differing in some characteristics; various
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flea     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
biography or story written by yourself
a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for the ability to leap
a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body
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formidable     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
between or among stars
attractive or interesting; charming
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
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humiliate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
cut the surface of something carefully with a sharp tool; carve
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
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kernel     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a party of persons having a common end in view
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
costume; clothes of a particular type
the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky
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loom     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
be superior; distinguish oneself
bound or obliged in law or equity
continue; insist; persevere
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norm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
a device that lets divers breathe underwater
a craftsman who shapes pottery; work lightly
convention; standard; rule
small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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peninsula     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
any disease-producing agent
act or process of diving anything into parts; state of being divided; separation
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
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pole     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together
any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
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ratify     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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approve formally; confirm; verify
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
detect; find out; discover
dampen; humidify; make something slightly wet
blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
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revolutionize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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completely change; dramatically change
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
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shade     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
a commissioned military officer
ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
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therefore     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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consequently; hence; for that reason
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
capable of being accomplished or brought about
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
absolutely; completely or extremely
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