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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
anatomy     Speak
 
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n.  
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detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous
career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation
crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
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antique     Speak
 
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n.  
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an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
an object that goes around the sun
a specialist in the study of nutrition
dense moving crowd; a large group of honeybees
any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
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brim     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
brink; the very top edge of a container
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clutch     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building
device for gripping and holding; a tense, critical situation
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
a system of limiting the amount of something that each person is allowed to have
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cone     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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association; a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies
a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
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culture     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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copy or reproduction of a work of art
cool, refreshing state of the air; the art of painting on freshly spread plaster before it dries
all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization
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depreciation     Speak
 
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n.  
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adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
a person from whom you are descended
devaluation; decrease in price or value
contentious speech act; argument
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
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earthenware     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of changing or altering
checklist; a collection of resources
act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
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expand     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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build; put together out of components or parts
bring forward; lead forth; offer to view or notice; exhibit; cause to be or to happen
become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
deny; take something take away
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
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generate     Speak
 
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cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
cut the surface of; cause friction
become hard or harder
bring into being; give rise to; produce
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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hypothesis     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a physicist who studies astronomy
completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth
axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms
assumption; an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved
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legume     Speak
 
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n.  
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the seedpod of a leguminous plant;  the fruit or seed of various bean or pea plants
deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
bravery; qualities of hero or heroine
arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
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masonry     Speak
 
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n.  
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branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
detailed analysis;  the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged
the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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mundane     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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contradictory; conflicting; adverse
clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known
diligent; responsible; reliable
belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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oxygen     Speak
 
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n.  
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the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building
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 massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
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pivotal     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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cautious; careful about one's own interests
continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
being of vital or central importance; crucial
appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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pupil     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
a detailed account or description of something
something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
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scuba     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
a device that lets divers breathe underwater
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
criteria; basis for comparison
act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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spray     Speak
 
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n.  
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a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
development; a gradual process of change and development
a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground
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thoughtful     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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happening at the same time; simultaneous
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention
beneath the surface of the water; undersea
crowded to capacity; compressed
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