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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
accessibility     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
cell; compartment; room
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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assemblage     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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any art that invokes supernatural powers
devaluation; decrease in price or value
a group of persons together in one place
act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions
an artist who creates sculptures
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bison     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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confirmation that some fact or statement is true
any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns
act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
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coherent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
comparable; similar or alike
arousing or provoking laughter
difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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contraction     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
adjustment; the process of checking a measuring instrument to see if it is accurate
a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
bringing again into activity and prominence
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decorate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
cause to break; undergo a break in the bone; abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules
destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
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descent     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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an event that happens
an agenda of things to do
ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
any recently hatched animal
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embryological     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
caused by an earthquake or earth vibration; earthshaking
attractive; capable of arousing interest or curiosity; engaging
failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
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extinction     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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death of all its remaining members
beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely
combination of two or more elements or parts
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forebear     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen
beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
a person from whom you are descended
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impracticality     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
aide; servant; accompanying; a person who participates in a meeting
the act of digging a hole or channel in the ground
cutting away parts to create the desired shape
concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
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kernel     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind
the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
ability to foresee future happenings
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minimize     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
make someone have strong feelings of happiness and enthusiasm
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
contest; try to be more successful than someone else
intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
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ongoing     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
crowded to capacity; compressed
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
wanting very much to do or have something
continuing to exist or develop; existing
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period     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
contestant you hope to defeat
confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
action or manner of throwing something
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postwar     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
belonging to the period after a war
being or concerning or limited to a continent
accurate or careful; complete
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puzzle     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
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sediment     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a spectator who can describe what happened
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
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standard     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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criteria; basis for comparison
chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
benefit; something that aids health or happiness
a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
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temperature     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
assigning to a class or category
degree of any quality; condition with respect to heat or cold; the degree of heat or cold
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
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