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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 3
adverse     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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free from impediment or hindrance
far in space or time; cold in manner
grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; really intending what is said
having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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authorize     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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find; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o
imagine or admit to exist; assume to be true; believe or receive as true
empower; give permission for; sanction
draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
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celebrated     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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relating to health or the protection of health
jolting; frightful; terrible; highly disturbing emotionally; highly offensive
has not been proved true
famous; well-known; having illustrious past
inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing
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consternation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information;  opening section of a fugue
line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar
forceful consequence; strong effect; influencing strongly
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convenient     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs; near; accessible
causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
for a limited time only
infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
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displace     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland
fall or drawback; withdraw or retire; slope backward
refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect
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erratically     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
irregularly; off and on
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
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expansion     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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flake     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
the counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; a small crystalline bit of snow
gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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imbalance     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
a person qualified to practice dentistry
formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion
landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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innovation     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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eager bark or cry; sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain
fruit flesh;  any soft or soggy mass
introduction of something new
existence; remaining alive
group; class; a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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linguistics     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach
flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
humanistic study of language and literature
gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps
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motive     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible
gentleness; softness; affection; tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings
emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
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periphery     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance; perfume
one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible
a person qualified to practice dentistry
edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference
large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
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questionnaire     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
forceful consequence; strong effect; influencing strongly
a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
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register     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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give outward signs of; express; record in writing; enroll as a student
get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way
harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
give to understand; imply or hint; state or make known
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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secrete     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
hide away; generate and separate substance from cells or bodily fluids
do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
give or bring back; return to its original condition
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stimulus     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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helps something to happen more quickly
the counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
a building that has more than one story
grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty
fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance
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towering     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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innumerable; infinite; too many to count
having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating
inspired by the love for one's country
fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
high; outstanding; very great or intense
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vanish     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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