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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
ambitious     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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comparable; similar or alike
dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet
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backdrop     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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background; the view behind something
consolidating two or more things; union in one body; alliance
difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction
association; a group of people or countries who join together because they have the same interest
a great number; many
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calculate     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder
compute; determine; estimate
beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
continue to live; endure or last
bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into
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clergy     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
clergymen collectively; the body of people ordained for religious service
a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive
act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
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conscious     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
demanding great effort or labor; difficult
belonging to the period after a war
different; unlike; not similar
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
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crystallize     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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break apart; cut; divide
assume crystalline form; cause to take on a definite and clear shape
alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve
cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny
blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of
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dietitian     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
a violent attack; an onslaught
clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap
a specialist in the study of nutrition
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engulf     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
estimate  value; judge worth of something
breed; emerge from the egg
cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization
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fauna     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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ambition; something that you hope to achieve
a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances
act of changing or altering
animals of a period or region
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foresight     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
ability to foresee future happenings
arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife
combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together
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iceberg     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing
a large mass of ice floating at sea
a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
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invertebrate     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
any of numerous small songbirds with short, stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
animal, such as an insect that lacks backbone or spinal column
calculation; the act or process of calculating an answer or amount by using a machine
act of burning something
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mechanized     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
automated; using a machine to do something that used to be done by hand
being or concerning or limited to a continent
curiously; bizarrely; unusually
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nominate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
become hard or harder
decorate with needlework; add details to
cut the surface of; cause friction
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peninsula     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a larger mass of land
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement
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preference     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a strong liking; favorite
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
appearance;  becoming visible
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quest     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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a wave motion; a situation in which prices, levels, or interest rates go up and down
act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf
act of changing or altering
act of searching for something
a spectator who can describe what happened
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revolutionize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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be larger in number, quantity, power, status, or importance
try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
classify; put people or things into groups with the same features
confront; set into opposition or rivalry
completely change; dramatically change
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standpoint     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any tangible or intangible possession that someone owns
a mental position from which things are viewed
an ancestor; forebear; a member of the past generations of one's family or people
an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food
a bitter quarrel between two parties
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utterly     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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characterized by unrest or disorder
bothersome; troublesome; irritating
absolutely; completely or extremely
arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate
arrogant; characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
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