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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 4
antedate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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consider; think about carefully; weigh
cover completely or make imperceptible; overcome by superior force; charge someone with too many tasks
build; put together out of components or parts
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
be earlier in time; go back further
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approximately     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
having promised to be involved in a plan of action; devoted
clearly noticeable; separate and different
very similarly; roughly
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you; alert
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brilliance     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
cleverness; great skill or intelligence
any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hit the earth's atmosphere
a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, cultivated for their edible leaves
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coherent     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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clever; having the inventive or cunning mind
deep; not superficial; far-reaching
complete; absolute; entire
consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different
adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
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contraction     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless, odorless, tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request
card for sending messages by post without an envelope
cutting away parts to create the desired shape
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credence     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success
destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
belief in or acceptance of something as right; faith
a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
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dietary     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally
cool; freeze; a feeling of cold
a regulated daily food allowance; of or relating to the diet
diligent; hard-working; busy, and laborious
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eclipse     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end
anticipate; predict; know about something before it happens
darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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flaw     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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capacity to attract intense interest
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder
a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports
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forefront     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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cutting edge; the leading or most important position or place
act of removing a load or burden; the act of shooting or firing a projectile or weapon; emission
condition or state, especially a bad state or condition
anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment
destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
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hierarchy     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a barrier that surrounds something to protect it
a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play
clay; brick; sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
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insistence     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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continual and persistent demands
bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a huge bill surmounted by a bony protuberance
a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun
the bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
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loom     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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be broadcast on television or radio
appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
compute; determine; estimate
combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
characterize; differentiate; recognize
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optometrist     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
brevity; terseness, and economy in writing and speaking
cutting edge; the leading or most important position or place
act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible
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persistent     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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automated; using a machine to do something that used to be done by hand
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
coming to maturity; coming into existence
consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals
capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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plumber     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity
a large mass of ice floating at sea
becoming puffy as from internal bleeding or accumulation of other fluids
the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
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puncture     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
compute; determine; estimate
a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance
classify; put people or things into groups with the same features
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restriction     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form
the activity of making portraits; a word picture of a person's appearance and character
act of keeping something within specified bounds; a principle that limits the extent of something
an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others
a chemical used to kill pests
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spray     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards
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trifle     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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choice; variety; collection
dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals
act of doing or performing again
compression; the act or process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
a thing of very little value or importance
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