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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
aloof     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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by hand; using your hands
apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
complex; versatile; having many facets
approving; tolerant; granting; not strict in discipline
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astronomy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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development; a gradual process of change and development
cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
a work produced by hand labor
appearance;  becoming visible
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blame     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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cure;  make or get healthy again
assign; distribute according to plan
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
diminish; undermine the foundations; dig
condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
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chronological     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
cold but not freezing; unfriendly
absence of ceremony; casual
determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding
arranged in order of time of occurrence
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contour     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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the shape of a mass of land or other objects, especially its surface formed by its outer edge; outline
a person who inhabits a particular place
arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength
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credence     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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depository; a storehouse; a building where supplies or vehicles, especially buses, are kept
a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances
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deserve     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
cause to be at a disadvantage; impede; cripple; hinder
catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
be worthy of; have a right to
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embroider     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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build; put together out of components or parts
call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
decorate with needlework; add details to
approach; tend to meet; come together
comply with; follow; fit; meet
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finch     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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any of numerous small songbirds with short, stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
a device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer
beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color
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gland     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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an organ of the body or of a plant that produces liquid chemicals that have various purposes
being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
board on which the painter mixes pigments
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep
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hasten     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
cause to become financially ruin; ruin
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
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influenza     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells
ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; the power of cognition
all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
an acute febrile, highly contagious viral disease
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linger     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be similar to; take after; look like
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; subject to laughter or ridicule
congest; become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is difficult
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax
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negligent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive
any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor
completely lacking wisdom or good sense
difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
capable of being repaired; admitting of repair
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period     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a bitter quarrel between two parties
the set of necessary tools, clothing, etc. for a particular purpose
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel
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pronounced     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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bare and pure; completely unclothed
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
capable of being accomplished or brought about
very noticeable or certain; distinct; strongly marked
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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regulation     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of searching for something
instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
animals of a period or region
achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
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sack     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for the ability to leap
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people
checklist; a collection of resources
a human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture
bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
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sensitive     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
beyond ordinary understanding
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
commonly; regularly; ordinarily
very similarly; roughly
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trap     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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approach; tend to meet; come together
be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang
catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
be similar to; take after; look like
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