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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
alternation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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assumption     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
state of having been made use of; the act of using
utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
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burrow     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order
lack of trust or confidence
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confirm     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
spread or flow throughout; pervade
substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
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devastate     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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shut eyes briefly; wink
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to
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dialect     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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very small; minute or insignificant spot
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
state of having been made use of; the act of using
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excavate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off the balance
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
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filter     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
the underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
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harsh     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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remaining without essential change
unintelligible; difficult to understand
rough; coarse; severe; unpleasantly stern
two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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landing     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
step; pace; significant progress
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
a tendency to keep together
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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mend     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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make repairs or restoration to; fix; improve
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
renovate; make bright by polishing
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
stop; impede; shut out from view
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miniature     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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throughout the year; continually; repeatedly
sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
tiny; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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paucity     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
status of a citizen with rights and duties
a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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prevalent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
varied; distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
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reign     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
secession; retreat or retirement
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
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rigor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
shine, polish, or sparkle; soft reflected light
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
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springtime     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
season of growth; a season of spring
a very tall building with many stories
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terminate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
stop; bring to an end or halt
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
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unload     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
take something off a container
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
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vacant     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
unaffected; incapable of being affected
repulsed; having a strong distaste; irritated and out of patience
made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, or wind
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