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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 3
acceleration     Speak
 
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n.  
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essential premise; the underlying assumption
a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
fine crack in a surface or glaze; short-lived popular fashion;  inordinate desire or longing; passion
formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
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appropriation     Speak
 
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n.  
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education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose
knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges
document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of a vessel
the essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
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caution     Speak
 
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n.  
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a building that has more than one story
emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk
experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
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consciousness     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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lack of self-confidence or courage
having  knowledge  of; special awareness or sensitivity:
disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
demand for something as rightful or due
art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
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debate     Speak
 
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n.  
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distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
extreme end or tip of a finger
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distinction     Speak
 
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n.  
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insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
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element     Speak
 
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n.  
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a fundamental or essential constituent of a composite entity; basic assumptions or principles of a subject
clarity of outline; concise explanation
great swelling waves;  rising of waves, or as if of waves
inappropriate or unwelcome addition; infringement; violation; forcible inclusion or entry
gap; a long narrow opening
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extended     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
expecting a baby; carrying within the body, or being about to produce new life
great in range or scope
in a way that is famous for something bad
inhaling and exhaling; breathing
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glimpse     Speak
 
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n.  
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glance; a quick look; see briefly; a brief or incomplete view
feeling of dissatisfaction
discussion intended to produce an agreement
elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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hover     Speak
 
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v.  
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go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch
draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
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irreverence     Speak
 
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n.  
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an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another
inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark
exaggerated display; a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
excitement beyond the bounds of sobriety; drunkenness; poisoning by a drug or toxic substance
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meticulous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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excessively careful; marked by extreme care in the treatment of details
firmly established by nature or habit
involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
of the hundredth anniversary; lasting or aged a hundred years
explosively unstable;  relating to volcanoes
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myth     Speak
 
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n.  
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the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
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pollinator     Speak
 
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n.  
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an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another
naturalness; freedom from constraint; happening or arising without external cause; self-generated
freedom to behave, act, or think in the way you want to; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward
gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
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questionnaire     Speak
 
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n.  
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a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm
father and ruler of family or tribe
a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
effort; expenditure of much physical work
homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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satire     Speak
 
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n.  
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house roof made with a plant material
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
hormone secreted by the isles
enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
laziness; apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue; any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals
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sketch     Speak
 
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v.  
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import or export without paying customs duties
exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
embed; enclose in or as if in a case
free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate
draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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surface     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
the exterior part of anything that has length and breadth; outside; outward or external appearance
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tolerate     Speak
 
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v.  
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disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
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verdict     Speak
 
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n.  
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the feeling of fear of embarrassment
dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall
foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief
findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
fortress; a fortified place which people could go for shelter during a battle
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