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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
ambition     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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contentious speech act; argument
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
an expert who gives advice
aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
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approximately     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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very similarly; roughly
differing in some characteristics; various
capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction
close in time; about to occur; approaching
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catalyst     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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association; a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing
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civility     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration
act of removing from office or employment
a specific kind of something
chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
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contraction     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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act of making copies
bonanza; prosperity; prosper; expand; flourish
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
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daisy     Speak
 
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n.  
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bacteria; the earliest form of an organism; seed
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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devastating     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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consecutive; happening one after the other without any break
compatible; in agreement or harmony with
chief; serving as an essential component
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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elite     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
act of making copies
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
a hand tool for driving screws
a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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faucet     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
combination; a union of two or more commercial corporations
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formative     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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brief and compact; expressing much in few words
deliberately; in a planned or intended way
common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
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hatchling     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing
costume; clothes of a particular type
a building that houses judicial courts
any recently hatched animal
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intentionally     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
deliberately; in a planned or intended way
accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable
chief; serving as an essential component
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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longitude     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
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nominate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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bump; hit something violently
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
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pamphlet     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page; add explanatory notes to
a hand tool for driving screws
brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover
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pretense     Speak
 
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n.  
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composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed
the association organized to promote art or science, or education
additional proof that something that was believed
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
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puncture     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince
designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
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rupture     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
act of making a sudden noisy break
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
a specific kind of something
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survive     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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be at an angle; incline
continue to live; endure or last
applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another
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
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telescope     Speak
 
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n.  
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a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
brink; the very top edge of a container
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
a magnifier of images of distant objects
small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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