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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
adoption     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky
achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery
any structure that makes progress difficult; stumbling-block
act of accepting with approval
any recently hatched animal
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arc     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the corporation made up of different companies; composing of different elements gathered into a mass
the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
bottom of a sea or ocean
help, especially money or resources that are given to people
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basin     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass
an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed
container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video
act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
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clergyman     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions
the seedpod of a leguminous plant;  the fruit or seed of various bean or pea plants
someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
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conifer     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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act of rotating in a circle or spiral
beat; rhythm; the rate at which heartbeats;
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture
a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
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corrosion     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay
a large mass of ice floating at sea
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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discourage     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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breed; emerge from the egg
arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize
depress; take away hope from
change location; move, travel, or proceed
detect; find out; discover
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doubt     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
actions that people in authority carry out to achieve a particular result
competing as for any profit or prize
crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
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fixture     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment
any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
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glassware     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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an article of tableware made of glass
a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation
commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
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hasten     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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accelerate; make something happen sooner or more quickly
begin; originate; admit into membership
become worse; decline
diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
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jumble     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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assemble without order or sense; a confused multitude of things; chaos or mess
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
a violent attack; an onslaught
the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck
altitude; the height of a place above the level of the sea
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lure     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
bait; charm; attract
estimate  value; judge worth of something
contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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ornamentation     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
decoration; things added to something to provide decoration
breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing
adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
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pensive     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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deadly; causing or capable of causing death
arranged in order of time of occurrence
deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
being involved in doing something rather than just talking about it
cold but not freezing; unfriendly
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precedent     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
church; place of worship
additional proof that something that was believed
arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
act or instance that may be used as an example in subsequent similar cases
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refrigerant     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
a coin worth one-twentieth of a dollar
a mental position from which things are viewed
beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy
cooling agent; causing cooling or freezing
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sculptor     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
an artist who creates sculptures
an increase in the density of something
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standard     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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criteria; basis for comparison
someone who has been nominated for something; candidate
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
alliance; a situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose,
a loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelope
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trim     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
contest; try to be more successful than someone else
clip; cut down to the desired size or shape
cause to seem more splendid; beautify
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