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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
air     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be broadcast on television or radio
be worthy of; have a right to
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
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backdrop     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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craft; ship; container for liquids
characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
background; the view behind something
authority; right and power to interpret and apply the law
band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
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cardinal     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
arrogant; characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
useful or convenient; able to use something skilfully
chief; serving as an essential component
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coalesce     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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completely change; dramatically change
combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite
develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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compound     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies
combination of two or more elements or parts
daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
bottom of a sea or ocean
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crack     Speak
 
(6)
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dedicate; give your time or effort completely to something you believe in
cut the surface of; cause friction
characterize; differentiate; recognize
cause to seem more splendid; beautify
break into simpler molecules by means of heat; split;  hit forcefully; pass through
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dissimilar     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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wanting very much to do or have something
difficult to handle or manage
useful or convenient; able to use something skilfully
different; unlike; not similar
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
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dynamics     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky
branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
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farce     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate
beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
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freighter     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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bacteria; any organism of microscopic size
the seedpod of a leguminous plant;  the fruit or seed of various bean or pea plants
a violent attack; an onslaught
cargo ship; a large ship for carrying goods
the bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
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hinge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
cultivation of plants
a professional cook
any disease-producing agent
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor
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inducible     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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diligent; responsible; reliable
active; vigorous;  having or involving a lot of energy
capable of being caused or made to take place
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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mislead     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
deceive; cause someone to believe something that is not true
be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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optometrist     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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particulate     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
capable; able to do something well
causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
attractive excitingly and especially; charming
composed of distinct particles
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polygon     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
book of literary selections by various authors
beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
a specialist in the study of nutrition
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
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quartz     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident, or fracture
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respiration     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision
any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage
a natural consequence of the development
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shepherd     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
card for sending messages by post without an envelope
a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous
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vehicle     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; the power of cognition
degree of visibility of your environment
automobile; means of conveying; medium
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