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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
annoying     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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bothersome; troublesome; irritating
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
diligent; responsible; reliable
attractive; capable of arousing interest or curiosity; engaging
by chance; accidentally
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asphyxiate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath
officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
completely change; dramatically change
consider; think about carefully; weigh
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
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cardinal     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
chief; serving as an essential component
absolutely; completely or extremely
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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claim     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
demand for something as rightful or due
a party of persons having a common end in view
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congenial     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
completely lacking; barren or empty
city center; one who lives in a city center
compatible; friendly, and pleasant
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curriculum     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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border; rim; the amount by which one thing is different from another
act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
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discern     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
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emerging     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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developing; forming; capable of forming or molding
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication
different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
coming to maturity; coming into existence
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ferment     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
beverage made from juice pressed from apples
amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
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girder     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a check issued in payment of wages or salary
a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
association; a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
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imagery     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing
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industrious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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amateur; not professional
based on experience; useful
absolutely; completely or extremely
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
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memorize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
be next to; be contiguous to; border on
commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly
complete, transact, or dispose of promptly; send on specific business; finish off  dish or meal
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opposition     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something
a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
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peninsula     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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assault; a very powerful attack
a large mass of ice floating at sea
criteria; basis for comparison
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
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prescribe     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
begin; originate; admit into membership
characterize; differentiate; recognize
associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
assign; distribute according to plan
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recreation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
act of removing from office or employment
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scale     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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breathe out; send air out of your lungs
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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splash     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
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valve     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
assigning to a class or category
act of making copies
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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