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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
accidental     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
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ascent     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
upward slope or grade; movement upward
very small; minute or insignificant spot
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
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boulder     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
term; half a year; 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
something formed in mind; thought or notion
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confirm     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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respire; inhale and exhale air
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
restore to good condition; renew
indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
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depict     Speak
 
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v.  
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stop; impede; shut out from view
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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discipline     Speak
 
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n.  
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sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
a tendency to keep together
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door
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exhaust     Speak
 
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v.  
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shield away from; prevent
wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
sink; immerse; put underwater
work or act together toward a common end or purpose
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fragrance     Speak
 
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n.  
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toll highway; an expressway on which tolls are collected
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
severe trial; a form of trial to determine guilt or innocence; a difficult or painful experience
scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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harsh     Speak
 
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unaffected; incapable of being affected
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
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indifference     Speak
 
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n.  
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silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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luminous     Speak
 
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sophisticated; of worldwide scope
relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
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nonsense     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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vocal expression; the power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
term; half a year; 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
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painstaking     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
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postgraduate     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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two crossed bones used as a symbol of danger or death
a student who continues studies after graduation
tact; politics; negotiation between nations
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
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recession     Speak
 
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n.  
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
state of being suitable
a taxonomic group that is a division of a species
tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
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screen     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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ribbon-like flatworms
desire to know or learn
the surface where pictures can be projected for viewing; examine; test
something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
silvery ductile metallic element
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slippery     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
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tactile     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely
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typify     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
represent; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
widen; grow broad or broader
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
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weary     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of notice; extraordinary
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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