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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
anthropology     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
welfare; happiness; state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous
someone who drives a herd
a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon
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averse     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
striking one object against another sharply
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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circumstance     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
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competition     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
complication; complexity; state or quality of being intricate or entangled; perplexity; involution
two words that can be interchanged in a context
a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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dependence     Speak
 
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n.  
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reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
a sign posted in public place as an advertisement
state that is intermediate between extremes
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
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discipline     Speak
 
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n.  
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very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity
sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit
someone who plays a musical instrument
a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
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enormous     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
unintelligible; difficult to understand
sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
unreachable; not available; unattainable
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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furnishing     Speak
 
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n.  
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seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
supply; provision; a piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience
a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
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habitat     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone paddling a canoe
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
someone who flies a balloon
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
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issue     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
very small; minute or insignificant spot
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
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likewise     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
similarly; as well; too
unable to have children
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
with great urgency; seriously; severely
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narrator     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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two crossed bones used as a symbol of danger or death
someone who tells a story
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
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overbalance     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off the balance
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
revoke; call off; omit or delete
tire excessively; fatigue to exhaustion
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proficient     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
repeated; recurring at intervals of time
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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revere     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
stop; bring to an end or halt
revoke; call off; omit or delete
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rumble     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
scold harshly; criticize severely
revolve around a center of attraction
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
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stipulate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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support through finance; fund
uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
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tilt     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
way; a footway; course or track; route
token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value
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timid     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
selfless; self-forgetting; generous or altruistic
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
the smallest possible quantity
self-indulgent; moral decay
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walnut     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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summit; apex; maximum; prime
woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving
a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory
tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
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