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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
abstract     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
stretch or force to the limit; tight
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bean     Speak
 
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n.  
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soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
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chili     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
a watery layer of the earth's surface
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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compensation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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study of origin and nature of ideas
a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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desolate     Speak
 
(5)
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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discipline     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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vessel; large cylindrical container
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
stimulation that arouses a person to lively action
very small; minute or insignificant spot
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ephemeral     Speak
 
(7)
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unintelligible; difficult to understand
short-lived; enduring a very short time
zealous; enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
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financing     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
tier; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
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graze     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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trade goods or services without the exchange of money
split into opposite extremes or camps
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
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incomprehensible     Speak
 
(10)
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without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
unintelligible; difficult to understand
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likewise     Speak
 
(11)
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stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
varied;  consisting of various types mixed together
similarly; as well; too
sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
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mock     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to
sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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penchant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
strong inclination; definite liking
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rage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
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represent     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
move suddenly and rapidly
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serrated     Speak
 
(16)
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serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
act or state of giving out intense heat and light; luminous
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stipulate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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take off; leave; set out
revoke; call off; omit or delete
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
take something off a container
teach; make aware of
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swallow     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter
move suddenly and rapidly
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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ultrasonic     Speak
 
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throughout the year; continually; repeatedly
supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
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waterproof     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with a material that doesn't allow water in
something which takes a long time to do
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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