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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
abrasive     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
showing a high degree of refinement
rubbing away; tending to grind down
humorously sarcastic or mocking
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arithmetic     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
theory of numerical calculations
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
a small section of filmed or filed material
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coin     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a scientist who studies living organisms
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
change something into another form; transform
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comparable     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
with elaboration; with perplexity
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deserted     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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economize     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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emphasis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
place, such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept; storage; the entire range of skills
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flashlight     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
small portable battery-powered electric lamp
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
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halt     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
relieve or cure; correct; repair
revolve around a center of attraction
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interest     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
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lease     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
residue; something not used up
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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migratory     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
unluckily; by bad luck
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paucity     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
writing that is not fictional
youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
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psychology     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the science that deals with mental processes and behavior
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
stage; a raised horizontal surface
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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rectify     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
seclude; set apart or cut off from others
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
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rigid     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
state of being held in high esteem and honor
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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spinet     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
small and compactly built upright piano
strategy; policy; plan for attaining a particular goal
represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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sway     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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the show, make visible or apparent
blend; fuse; merge
renovate; make bright by polishing
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
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undergraduate     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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a structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
a university student who has not yet received the first degree
strong feeling or emotion; fervor
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
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wring     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
seclude; set apart or cut off from others
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
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