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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
alert     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
short ax used to chop wood
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
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barrenness     Speak
 
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n.  
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property of not supporting life, no children, or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point, or area farthest from the front
substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
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characteristic     Speak
 
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n.  
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tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
thorough physical examination
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condiment     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
a small, rectangular musical instrument, played by blowing and sucking air through it
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deferential     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
varied;  consisting of various types mixed together
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
showing deference; being respectful and considerate
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dwelling     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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residence; place to live in; abode
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
small branch or division of a branch
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escalate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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rise; increase in extent or intensity
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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govern     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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make and administer the public policy and affairs of
revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
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ignorant     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
lacking education or knowledge; unaware
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
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injustice     Speak
 
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n.  
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a system that provides quantitative information about finances
white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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marvel     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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notch     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
transmission of heat or electricity or sound
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pinpoint     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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spot; locate or identify with precision
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
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proceeding     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
terror; fear; intense dislike
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remarkable     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
worthy of notice; extraordinary
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous
used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
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save     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
tolerate; carry on through, despite hardships
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
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silicate     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
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symbolize     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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represent; signify; stand for
widen; grow broad or broader
speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
throw with great force; cast; toss
take on; embark on; assume
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tuition     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
tier; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
a severe snowstorm with strong winds
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
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whim     Speak
 
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n.  
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sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
someone who travels into little known regions
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
turning or twisting force
compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
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