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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
advent     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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cosmos; everything that exists anywhere
coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
a physicist who studies astronomy
cargo ship; a large ship for carrying goods
a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere
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asphyxiate     Speak
 
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v.  
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begin; originate; admit into membership
cleanse with water; flush; wash lightly without soap
cross; meet; meet at a point
astonish; affect with wonder
deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
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bluff     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
demanding much work or care; tedious
composed of distinct particles
direct and outspoken but good-natured
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chef     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing
a professional cook
act of receiving; how something is greeted
all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals
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constellation     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life
some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name
battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing
degree of visibility of your environment
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
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decay     Speak
 
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condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
combine or join together, or to cause things to do this; unite
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
decorate with needlework; add details to
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dent     Speak
 
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act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil
decoration; something used to beautify
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain
criteria; basis for comparison
cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface
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documentation     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous
an act that violates the rules of a sport
confirmation that some fact or statement is true
an increase in the density of something
a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
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falcon     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a specialist in the study of nutrition
a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
a professional cook
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gallant     Speak
 
(10)
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possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
attendant; appearing or going with someone or something else
bending so that one part covers the other
courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility
crowded to capacity; compressed
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iceberg     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the association organized to promote art or science, or education
a large mass of ice floating at sea
calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat
illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
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institutionalize     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization
authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another
adjust again after an initial failure
coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface
abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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libel     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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actions that people in authority carry out to achieve a particular result
branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power
defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character
advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality
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morale     Speak
 
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n.  
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confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
church; place of worship
act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications; warrant
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perspective     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hit the earth's atmosphere
enjoying yourself when you are not working; entertainment
a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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plasma     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
appearance;  becoming visible
the fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
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qualification     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a violent attack; an onslaught
a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors
a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
an attribute or requirement that must be met
consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
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sanction     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas
a drama set to music and consists of singing
approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance
a conductor of a band
core port; nucleus; heart; center
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spectacle     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person
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treacherous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
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