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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
amplification     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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application     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
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categorize     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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break apart; cut; divide
be at an angle; incline
intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
classify; put people or things into groups with the same features
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choke     Speak
 
(4)
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breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
a repeated or relayed broadcast
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
approve formally; confirm; verify
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contention     Speak
 
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n.  
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complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
competing as for any profit or prize
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
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decomposition     Speak
 
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n.  
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breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
the way something is naturally made or the way it has been arranged; pattern
act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship
any art that invokes supernatural powers
a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
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devoid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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completely lacking; barren or empty
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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eclipse     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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be at an angle; incline
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
dampen; humidify; make something slightly wet
convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
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exert     Speak
 
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use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise
continue; insist; persevere
completely change; dramatically change
cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag
bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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genuine     Speak
 
(10)
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authentic; real; true
different; unlike; not similar
properly; in a way that is suitable or appropriate under the circumstances
direct and outspoken but good-natured
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
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humid     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
authentic; real; true
containing a high amount of water or water vapor
cautious; careful about one's own interests
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interstellar     Speak
 
(12)
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almost completely; using computer technology over the internet
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
contradictory; conflicting; adverse
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
between or among stars
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limb     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
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nervous     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
complete; absolute; entire
agitated; worried and anxious
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
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petroleum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
a person from whom you are descended
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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pretense     Speak
 
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n.  
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checklist; a collection of resources
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
bacteria; any organism of microscopic size
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quest     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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branch of geology that studies earthquakes
dampness; moisture; a measurement of how much water there is in the air
activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
act of searching for something
body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality
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reschedule     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
assign a new time and place for an event
become aware of through the senses; detect
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
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spontaneous     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
being involved in doing something rather than just talking about it
complex; versatile; having many facets
causing damage or harm; injurious
clearly or obviously; expressly
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trifle     Speak
 
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n.  
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a thing of very little value or importance
a magnifier of images of distant objects
care; being attentive to possible danger
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal
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