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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
adoption     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
a tiny piece of anything
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
act of accepting with approval
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
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anticipate     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
decay, or to cause something to decay
cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization
assign a new time and place for an event
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catching     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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countless; too many to be counted
aloft; flying; in the air
beneath the surface of the water; undersea
damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
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combination     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
an arrangement in a particular order; union
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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continental     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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being or concerning or limited to a continent
aloft; flying; in the air
differing; tending to move apart in different directions
annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone
a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet
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decay     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cure;  make or get healthy again
bring in from another country
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
try to do something by employing effort
consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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dismay     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
be full of; be plentiful
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engrave     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving
try to do something by employing effort
destroy completely; scrape or shave off
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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exempt     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
complete, transact, or dispose of promptly; send on specific business; finish off  dish or meal
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
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friction     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
chart; a drawing illustrating the relations
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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hub     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the activity of making portraits; a word picture of a person's appearance and character
core port; nucleus; heart; center
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
color; appearance; particular gradation of color
dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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league     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
association; a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
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magnesium     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture
component or part; citizen, voter
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opposing     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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contradictory; conflicting; adverse
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
something you cannot stop taking once you have started
at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
demanding much work or care; tedious
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patrol     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
the activity of going on an area at regular intervals for security purposes
a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
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postcard     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
the association organized to promote art or science, or education
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
a whip used to inflict punishment
card for sending messages by post without an envelope
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rental     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
amount paid or collected as rent; the act of renting
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roast     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number
direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
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spectacle     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
craft; ship; container for liquids
demand for something as rightful or due
an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
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tray     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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coins collectively
an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
a violent attack; an onslaught
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
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