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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
abut     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils
border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
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atmosphere     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
a group of persons together in one place
air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet
an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
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catastrophe     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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charitable     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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benevolent; kind and not judging people in a negative way
close in time; about to occur; approaching
commonly; regularly; ordinarily
curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
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confederacy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
a tiny piece of anything
alliance; a situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose,
background; the view behind something
any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae of the family Odontophoridae
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corruption     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
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diligent     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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assiduous; industrious; hard-working
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
conforming to a type; representative
beneath the surface of the water; undersea
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dogma     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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branch of geology that studies earthquakes
a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
act of removing from office or employment
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
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flag     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
begin; originate; admit into membership
diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
astonish; affect with wonder
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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grasp     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
a violent attack; an onslaught
the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
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heterogeneous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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arranged in order of time of occurrence
close in time; about to occur; approaching
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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influenza     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
an acute febrile, highly contagious viral disease
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere language
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lure     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
cut the surface of; cause friction
bait; charm; attract
be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
decay, or to cause something to decay
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octopus     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
alliance; a situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose,
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
any of several marine mollusks
an unbridgeable disparity as from a failure of understanding
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particulate     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
composed of distinct particles
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
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precedent     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a device that lets divers breathe underwater
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
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protein     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful
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seismic     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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demanding much work or care; tedious
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
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shrink     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
become smaller or draw together; compress
give advice to someone; suggest
defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over
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thorough     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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accurate or careful; complete
demanding much work or care; tedious
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
compatible; in agreement or harmony with
affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
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