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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
abrasive     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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rubbing away; tending to grind down
very obviously, noticeably
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
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bark     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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something made by people; vessel
a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
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chronology     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
time sequence; an arrangement of events in time
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
something used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
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conductivity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
transmission of heat or electricity or sound
reproduction of a written record as a legal or school record
violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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desolate     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth
used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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dye     Speak
 
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n.  
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support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
step; pace; significant progress
a substance used to color materials
union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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excavate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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support through finance; fund
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
renovate; make bright by polishing
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
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filter     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the surface where pictures can be projected for viewing; examine; test
ultimate goal; the place to which one is going or directed
strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
small smooth rounded rock
three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
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hydrosphere     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point, or area farthest from the front
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
a watery layer of the earth's surface
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laborer     Speak
 
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n.  
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worker; someone who works with their hands
a weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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malnutrition     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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segment; fragment; a small proportion of
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
way; a footway; course or track; route
state of poor nutrition
thin, smooth, shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes
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molecule     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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supply; provision; a piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
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oversee     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
revolve around a center of attraction
tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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qualm     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
place, such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept; storage; the entire range of skills
a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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respectively     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
separately; individually; in the order given
taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
willing to try new things and take risks; bold
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roam     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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wander; ramble; stroll
search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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souvenir     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
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thorn     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
small smooth rounded rock
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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underneath     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
clearly; without question and beyond doubt
relying on another for support
under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
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vulnerable     Speak
 
(20)
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repeated; recurring at intervals of time
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
widespread; far-reaching; wide
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