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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
approve     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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wander; ramble; stroll
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
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aviator     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
someone who operates an aircraft
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
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cling     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
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consequence     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
supply; provision; a piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience
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critical     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
superior; elevated in rank, character, or status; of high moral or intellectual value
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
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disrupt     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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make and administer the public policy and affairs of
uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
revolve around a center of attraction
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exploitation     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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season of growth; a season of spring
slender-bodied non-stinging insect
unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
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grateful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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thankful; appreciative of benefits received
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
rubbing away; tending to grind down
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grim     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
violent; not restrained or controlled
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
not wanting to take some action; averse
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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instrumentalist     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
someone who plays a musical instrument
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
first light of day; first advent or appearance
distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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march     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
supply; provision; a piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience
a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
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misfortune     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
bad fortune or ill luck; bad luck
soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
a substance believed to cure all ills
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patronage     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
strike; an act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
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provoke     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
stop motion; curb or restrain
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
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reckless     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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striking one object against another sharply
unable to have children
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
having many small waves; rough with small waves
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sedentary     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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understandable; clear to the mind
headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
rubbing away; tending to grind down
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
following one after another without interruption; sequential
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starch     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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thorough physical examination
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
naturally abundant nutrient carbohydrate, found chiefly in the seeds, fruits
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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suspense     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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uncertain cognitive state; uncertainty
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
desire to know or learn
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
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unbearable     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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something which takes a long time to do
serving as an essential component
remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
unendurable; so unpleasant, distasteful, or painful as to be intolerable
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
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urbane     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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without advance preparation; naturally
utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
unintelligible; difficult to understand
showing a high degree of refinement
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