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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
accessibility     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter
development; a gradual process of change and development
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion
the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
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assuredly     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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demanding great effort or labor; difficult
being of vital or central importance; crucial
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
continuing to exist or develop; existing
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catalyst     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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broken fragments; irregular pieces of rock
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
biography or story written by yourself
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
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collapse     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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cause to seem more splendid; beautify
acknowledge; admit that you have done something wrong
cause to break; undergo a break in the bone; abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
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confederacy     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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alliance; a situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose,
a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded
brevity; terseness, and economy in writing and speaking
a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
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decompose     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
decay, or to cause something to decay
classify; put people or things into groups with the same features
characterize; differentiate; recognize
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
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dispatch     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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complete, transact, or dispose of promptly; send on specific business; finish off  dish or meal
come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
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elite     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn
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facelift     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a renovation that improves the outward appearance; plastic surgery to remove wrinkles from face
the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
devoted to or appreciative of music
a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound
compression; the act or process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
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fortune     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program
the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
continual and persistent demands
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
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hygiene     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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any recently hatched animal
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets
the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation
the power of a country to control its own government
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lag     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air
coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
become aware of through the senses; detect
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lettuce     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, cultivated for their edible leaves
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
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orientation     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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position relative to points of directions; course introducing a new situation
a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed
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overwhelm     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
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prescribe     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
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protectionist     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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anything which is longing for
ability to foresee future happenings
an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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roughly     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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conforming to a type; representative
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
at some distance from the shore
approximately; more or less
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sustain     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
adjust again after an initial failure
cut the surface of; cause friction
bring in from another country
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typical     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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between or among stars
conforming to a type; representative
a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet
brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful
compatible; in agreement or harmony with
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