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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
acquisition     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like
appearance;  becoming visible
accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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assess     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to
catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
estimate  value; judge worth of something
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basin     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture
any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms
a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
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chorus     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
convention; standard; rule
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
a magnifier of images of distant objects
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conifer     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
composition for orchestra and a soloist
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
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crystalline     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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awesome; astounding; surprising
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; inconstant
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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denounce     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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come into prominence; spring up; appear
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
be full of; be plentiful
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elusive     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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being or characterized by concepts or their formation
showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error
accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause
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fabricate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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be or go before something or someone in time or space
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
be worthy of; have a right to
build; put together out of components or parts
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hamburger     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains
a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
coins collectively
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
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hatchling     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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any recently hatched animal
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
benefactor; regular customer
additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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lateral     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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causing disagreement or discussion; disputable
coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side
ahead; before; existing or happening before someone or something
of a rich deep red color inclining to purple
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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mantle     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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an object that goes around the sun
a fellow member of a team
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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offshore     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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at some distance from the shore
between or among stars
consisting of many cells
attractive or interesting; charming
demanding much work or care; tedious
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pit     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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estimate  value; judge worth of something
approach; tend to meet; come together
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
attach; become firmly fixed together, or in position
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prompt     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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capable; able to do something well
bothersome; troublesome; irritating
assiduous; industrious; hard-working
being on time; punctual; performed without delay
in a way that causes something to be certain; undoubtedly
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provocative     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
a diagonal path; a route shorter than the usual one
arranged in order of time of occurrence
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
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seismology     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration
arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
cutting away parts to create the desired shape
act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
branch of geology that studies earthquakes
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slope     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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be at an angle; incline
assign a new time and place for an event
become hard or harder
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate
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vigor     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force
applying pressure; encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
big storm; severe tropical cyclone
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