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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
alloy     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
adjust again after an initial failure
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
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atom     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
capacity to attract intense interest
complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease
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betray     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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try to do something by employing effort
cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
cause to be interested or curious; captivate
be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
continue; insist; persevere
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chef     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
device for gripping and holding; a tense, critical situation
a professional cook
costume; clothes of a particular type
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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competitiveness     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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arrangement; association; alliance
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
a drama set to music and consists of singing
characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
an aggressive willingness to compete
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decomposition     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin
a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
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devastating     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
giving a feeling of satisfaction or enjoyment; comfortable
deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
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divergent     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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chief; serving as an essential component
bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
as the hard flattened scales
differing; tending to move apart in different directions
consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
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fender     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation
act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
the general increase in the prices of goods and services in a country
ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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gorgeous     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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something you cannot stop taking once you have started
awesome; astounding; surprising
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
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harmony     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy
a whip used to inflict punishment
compatibility in opinion and action; an agreeable sound property
a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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laborious     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place
consisting of many cells
demanding much work or care; tedious
cautious; careful about one's own interests
act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring
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monotonous     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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containing a high amount of water or water vapor
arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
completely certain about something; sure
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
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offspring     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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contestant you hope to defeat
being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
descendant; the young of an animal
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petroleum     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
a group of persons together in one place
any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae of the family Odontophoridae
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plaster     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a specialist in the study of nutrition
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
a path, especially in the countryside, for walking on
a way of access consisting of a set of steps
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recital     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
a detailed account or description of something
a person who inhabits a particular place
clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
a party of persons having a common end in view
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routinely     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy
attractive excitingly and especially; charming
cultured; purified; made pure
commonly; regularly; ordinarily
arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;
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slightly     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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approximately; more or less
a little; a bit; in a small amount or degree
composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
deadly; causing or capable of causing death
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trap     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
approve formally; confirm; verify
abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
breathe out; send air out of your lungs
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