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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
actual     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way
arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
significant; having meaning, function, or purpose
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
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assumption     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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bud     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
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complementary     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
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crossbones     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to keep water for community use
very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
two crossed bones used as a symbol of danger or death
revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
state of poor nutrition
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driftwood     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a small section of filmed or filed material
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
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exposure     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; an act of laying something open
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fruitless     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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with the side forward; to or from a side
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
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illustrate     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
see briefly; catch sight of
represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
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install     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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travel with; be associated with
set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
work or act together toward a common end or purpose
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
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majority     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; an unstable flow of a liquid or gas; violent disturbance and disorder
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
writing that is not fictional
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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notable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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treated against rusting; resistant to rust, oxidation, and corrosion
serving as an essential component
speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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pique     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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ration     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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remove the surface from
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime; allot; distribute
remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
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reiterate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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sensitivity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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union; an act of melting together by heat
written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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silicate     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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thorough physical examination
something that discourages; tending to deter
compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
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tactics     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell
token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
a passage from one form or state to another; change
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
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trespasser     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
someone who intrudes without permission
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
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willow     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
worker; someone who works with their hands
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
something useful; public service
trees usually having narrow leaves
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