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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
anthropology     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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ultimate goal; the place to which one is going or directed
union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
a complex of fibers that twisted together to form a cable, rope, thread; land bordering a body of water; single filament
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
status of a citizen with rights and duties
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archaeology     Speak
 
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n.  
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spectacles that are darkened to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
state that precedes vomiting; disease
unfair treatment; lack of discrimination or judgment
money given as a guarantee or security
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clay     Speak
 
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n.  
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something used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
very small; minute or insignificant spot
sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
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contiguous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
unprincipled; lacking honesty
round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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delegate     Speak
 
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n.  
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a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
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
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
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dye     Speak
 
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n.  
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the wood of a coniferous tree
the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
a substance used to color materials
washing; a workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
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emboss     Speak
 
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v.  
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swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
mold or carve in relief; decorate with or as if with a raised design
changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
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financing     Speak
 
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n.  
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a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
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immobile     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
stationary; incapable of moving or of being moved
tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
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jagged     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
relative; based on, or involving comparison
special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
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meteorite     Speak
 
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n.  
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storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
short and thin stick of wood used in making matches
stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space
first light of day; first advent or appearance
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
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millennium     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of being unable to pay your debts
a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment; aggravation
a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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perception     Speak
 
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n.  
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understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
desire to know or learn
unusual largeness in size or extent
a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
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rage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
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reinforce     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
remember; call back; cause to be returned
terminate; make a break in
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
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riot     Speak
 
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n.  
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state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
something produces a result; the basis for an action or response; a reason
sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit
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shy     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
striking one object against another sharply
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
not wanting to take some action; averse
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
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surplus     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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restricting according to rules or principles
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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tycoon     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
state of being unable to pay your debts
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violent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
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