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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 3
actively     Speak
 
(1)
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having no odor; devoid of odor or fragrance
flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped
easily crushed or bruised; fragile; easily chewed or cut
duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
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articulate     Speak
 
(2)
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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
free from impediment or hindrance
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caution     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk
form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly
fame; status of a performer acknowledged as a star; star performers considered as a group
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
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competing     Speak
 
(4)
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easygoing; made less tense or rigid; relieved
containing nothing; not holding or having anything within; void of contents or appropriate contents
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
difficult to satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
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counterclockwise     Speak
 
(5)
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glowing; radiant; having a high polish or sheen
in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
humble; less ambitious; moderate
engaged in, or suitable for a profession
in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
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disregard     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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ignore; discount; take no notice of
make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
empower; give permission for; sanction
kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
gaze intently; stare; scrutinize; read or study carefully and attentively
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effective     Speak
 
(7)
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harmful to living things; injurious to health
having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response
kindly; favorable; not malignant
easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
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fantasy     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
an event that will inevitably happen in the future
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
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frivolous     Speak
 
(9)
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eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
lacking in seriousness; not serious; relatively unimportant
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heredity     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour
flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
genetics; inheritance; the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring
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influential     Speak
 
(11)
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duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
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linen     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
investigation; search for knowledge
the counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
dream; daydream; imagination unrestricted by reality
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motif     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team
dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
guarantee; assurance by the seller; authorization or certification
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pile     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart
free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
large timber or post; heap; hair; fiber of wool, cotton; head of an arrow or spear
art of drawing, particularly of precise mechanical drawing, as of architectural and engineering plans
having or reflecting superior quality or value
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precision     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework
exactness; accuracy; the number of significant digits to which a value has been reliably measured
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restrain     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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go beyond; surpass; exceed
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
keep under control; hold back; place limits on
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
force in an indicated direction; stimulate or prompt action
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shallow     Speak
 
(17)
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elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
harmless; innocent; giving no offense
instant; immediate; occurring with no delay
lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
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substantiate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together
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tap     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back
draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
express an opinion; remark
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troubling     Speak
 
(20)
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doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
educated; schooled; one who can read and write
disquieting; causing distress or worry or anxiety
enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement
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