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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
abstract     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tired; exhausted; physically or mentally fatigued
too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
submarine; beneath the surface of the water
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bean     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
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chili     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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compensation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
someone who writes plays
status of a citizen with rights and duties
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desolate     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
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discipline     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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stipulated condition; an act of supplying or fitting out; something provided
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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ephemeral     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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capable of acting on or influencing each other
clearly; without question and beyond doubt
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
short-lived; enduring a very short time
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financing     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
shortage of food; starvation
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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graze     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
split into opposite extremes or camps
stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
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incomprehensible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unintelligible; difficult to understand
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
without consideration; despite everything; anyway
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likewise     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
repulsed; having a strong distaste; irritated and out of patience
similarly; as well; too
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
stationary; incapable of moving or of being moved
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mock     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
take something off a container
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
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penchant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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strong inclination; definite liking
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
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rage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
study of nutrition as it relates to health
a severe snowstorm with strong winds
management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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represent     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
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serrated     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
unprincipled; lacking honesty
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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stipulate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
remember; call back; cause to be returned
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swallow     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
sink; immerse; put underwater
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
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ultrasonic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
having little width in proportion to height or length; long and thin
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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waterproof     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with a material that doesn't allow water in
temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
selling of goods to consumers
significant; having meaning, function, or purpose
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