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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
alteration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a passage from one form or state to another; change
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
written proposal or reminder
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
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audience     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
study of how objects move through the air or water
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting
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chafe     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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reprocess; use again after processing
tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
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comply     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially based on special knowledge
tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
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deign     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
wander; ramble; stroll
speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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discourse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
treeless grassy plain; extensive area of flat or rolling
written proposal or reminder
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
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expertise     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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something formed in mind; thought or notion
specialized knowledge; expert skill
small portable battery-powered electric lamp
group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
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folklore     Speak
 
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n.  
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traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
a rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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grumble     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
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intensify     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
mark with spots or lines, which are often colored; add notes to
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
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luminous     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
sociable; going out or away; departing
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
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orbit     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
serve as an example of; embody
state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially based on special knowledge
the show, make visible or apparent
revolve around a center of attraction
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pioneer     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
originator; explorer; a person who is one of the first people to do something
study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
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pressure     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
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recurring     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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repeated; returning again; repetitious
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
unreachable; not available; unattainable
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
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seamount     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
the underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
first light of day; first advent or appearance
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skeptical     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
wonderful; extraordinarily good
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succumb     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
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unfortunately     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
unproductive of success; producing no fruit
unluckily; by bad luck
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violent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
showing deference; being respectful and considerate
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