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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
abstract     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
widespread; far-reaching; wide
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
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bean     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
someone who has given long service
appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
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chili     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place
search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
taxi; a one-horse vehicle for public hire
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compensation     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
standard or scale of measurement; an instrument for measuring or testing
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desolate     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
the smallest possible quantity
serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
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discipline     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
treeless grassy plain; extensive area of flat or rolling
task or assignment undertaken; career
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ephemeral     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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showing a high degree of refinement
treated against rusting; resistant to rust, oxidation, and corrosion
short-lived; enduring a very short time
made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, or wind
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
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financing     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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state of being lower than or not as good as
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
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graze     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
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incomprehensible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
unintelligible; difficult to understand
capable of acting on or influencing each other
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
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likewise     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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thick; crowded closely together; compact
similarly; as well; too
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
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mock     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
say, state, or perform again or repeatedly
revoke; call off; omit or delete
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
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penchant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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treeless grassy plain; extensive area of flat or rolling
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
strong inclination; definite liking
a tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to keep water for community use
state of being absent; state of being away
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rage     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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someone who tells a story
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
a small, rectangular musical instrument, played by blowing and sucking air through it
something that is desired intensely; state of extreme anger
step; pace; significant progress
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represent     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
split into opposite extremes or camps
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
scold harshly; criticize severely
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serrated     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
showing deference; being respectful and considerate
wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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stipulate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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take away a vital or essential part of
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
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swallow     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
soak; make thoroughly wet
take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
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ultrasonic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke
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waterproof     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with a material that doesn't allow water in
having many small waves; rough with small waves
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