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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
acquisition     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
the device containing such a material, especially one used to extract impurities from air or water
depository; a storehouse; a building where supplies or vehicles, especially buses, are kept
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
act of choosing; power or freedom to choose
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bandmaster     Speak
 
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n.  
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dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion
crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
a conductor of a band
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barbecue     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
contentious speech act; argument
an arrangement in a particular order; union
an act that violates the rules of a sport
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collapse     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist
add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
be full of; be plentiful
breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
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constellation     Speak
 
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n.  
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some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
a way of access consisting of a set of steps
a work produced by hand labor
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decorate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
adorn; add something to an object or place, especially in order to make it more attractive
convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported
build; put together out of components or parts
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
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desire     Speak
 
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n.  
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anything which is longing for
act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception
brink; the very top edge of a container
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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distinguish     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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characterize; differentiate; recognize
move up or climb something; mount
coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
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ferment     Speak
 
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n.  
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a renovation that improves the outward appearance; plastic surgery to remove wrinkles from face
craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
an intricate trap that ensnares its victim
broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
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gyration     Speak
 
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n.  
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an arrangement in a particular order; union
decree; authoritative command or order
calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
act of rotating in a circle or spiral
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heel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide
back part of the human foot; lower end of a ship's mast
any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hit the earth's atmosphere
an object that goes around the sun
benefit; something that aids health or happiness
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intelligence     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element
decoration; things added to something to provide decoration
a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent
ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; the power of cognition
a company which sells goods
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monotonous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
absolutely; completely or extremely
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
able to provide for your own needs without help from others
common to or shared by two or more parties; shared
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neuron     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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criteria; basis for comparison
a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
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period     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a specific kind of something
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history
the case for sword blade; sheath
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plaster     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
a human society with its well developed social organizations, or the culture
assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack
contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated
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renounce     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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try to do something by employing effort
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
abandon; disown; turn away from; give up
construct; stand; set up
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sack     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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act of positioning close together; side-by-side position
cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
the seedpod of a leguminous plant;  the fruit or seed of various bean or pea plants
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suite     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
contentious speech act; argument
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
conservation; the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged
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tension     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of removing from office or employment
the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
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