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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 3
aggravating     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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having the supreme legislative power
in that area; to a restricted area of the body
irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
exhibiting native good judgment
endlessly; incessantly; for a long time, no end defined; forever
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appliance     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an inborn pattern of behavior; nature
epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax
chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
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ceremony     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries
disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes
a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
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concomitant     Speak
 
(4)
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disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
every three months; in three-month intervals
easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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cultivate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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flame up with a bright, wavering light; burst into intense, sudden flame; become suddenly angry
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
judge; examine and judge carefully; appraise
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
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destiny     Speak
 
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n.  
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an event that will inevitably happen in the future
a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle
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eminence     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill
newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
difficult question or problem
a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
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exhilarating     Speak
 
(8)
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drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity
reasonably large; important in effect or meaning
invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful
high spirited; joyously unrestrained; abundant; luxurious
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fortress     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze
great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause;  feeling of excitement
height; status; high level of respect
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heredity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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dominance; power to dominate or defeat
high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
genetics; inheritance; the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring
distinct feature or element in a problem
frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound
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irritable     Speak
 
(11)
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excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
implied or understood though not directly expressed
easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
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locate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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find; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o
give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
gain or acquire by force;  take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
gather, keep, or drive animals together; gather and place into a group or mass
force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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mimicry     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society
distinct feature or element in a problem
insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
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patriarch     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory
lack of self-confidence or courage
fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
father and ruler of family or tribe
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proof     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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evidence; demonstration; statement or argument used in such a validation
gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps
film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents
interconnection; interrelation; dependence between two or more people, groups, or things
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
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rite     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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act of forming into a military unit or a large group of people; imposition of order or discipline;  organization
faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
established ceremony prescribed by a religion
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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spare     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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intrude; invade; take another's rights gradually; advance beyond proper or former limits
give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
disorder; move back and forth; mix to make a random order or arrangement
force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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stipend     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund
open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom
explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
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tranquil     Speak
 
(19)
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inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
free from disturbance; pacific
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unevenly     Speak
 
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hopeful; positive; expecting the best in all possible ways
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
distinguishable; perceptible; capable of being seen or noticed
easily influenced; flexible; pliable
irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner
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