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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
amend     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually
cause to break; undergo a break in the bone; abuse or misuse flagrantly, as by violating rules
be or go before something or someone in time or space
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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atom     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
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cardinal     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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chief; serving as an essential component
cultured; purified; made pure
affected with the disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
very similarly; roughly
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civilization     Speak
 
(4)
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
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
a human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture
choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
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complication     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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copy or reproduction of a work of art
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
act of accepting with approval
becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
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custodian     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
dependence; certainty based on experience
a small room or cabinet used for storage space
being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
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displacement     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
costume; clothes of a particular type
act of removing from office or employment
a radio or television program that consists of news reports
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eager     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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consistent with; based on; using reason
wanting very much to do or have something
direct and outspoken but good-natured
accountable;  having good judgment and the ability to act correctly and make decisions on your own
crowded to capacity; compressed
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fancy     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
bump; arch one's back
a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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gilding     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
devaluation; decrease in price or value
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hydrogen     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
competing as for any profit or prize
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invariably     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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compatible; friendly, and pleasant
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
complex; versatile; having many facets
constantly; always; in every case or on every occasion
city center; one who lives in a city center
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mantle     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal
crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
a chemical used to kill pests
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nickel     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
benefactor; regular customer
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
a heavy textile with a woven design
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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
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
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pivotal     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
able to pass disease from one person, animal, or plant to another; contaminating
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
assiduous; industrious; hard-working
being of vital or central importance; crucial
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proper     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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amazed; very surprised
belonging to one; individual; belonging to the natural or essential constitution; not common or particular
consisting of many cells
dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
approximately; more or less
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sack     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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consolidating two or more things; union in one body; alliance
a natural consequence of the development
degree of visibility of your environment
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
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slice     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge
a mental position from which things are viewed
an agenda of things to do
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something
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unity     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
a committee appointed to judge a case
cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one
consolidating two or more things; union in one body; alliance
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
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