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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
acupuncture     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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wetness caused by water
treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
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array     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
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chafe     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
represent; signify; stand for
speak or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner
wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
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contaminate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
state clearly; make known formally or officially
stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
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delegate     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
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dissipated     Speak
 
(6)
a. or ad.  
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unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
the fewest; the least possible
something which takes a long time to do
not wanting to take some action; averse
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
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ephemeral     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
tame; accustomed to home life
separately; individually; in the order given
short-lived; enduring a very short time
unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
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graphite     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
trip; usually a short journey made for pleasure
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
something used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
segment; fragment; a small proportion of
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grumble     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
remove the surface from
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
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ironic     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
humorously sarcastic or mocking
varied;  consisting of various types mixed together
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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lave     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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revoke; call off; omit or delete
step on; mate with; place the foot
stop motion; curb or restrain
speak evil of; bad-mouth; defame
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
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mistrust     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
lack of trust or confidence
restraint; avoiding excesses
group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
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patronage     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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study of how objects move through the air or water
a substance used to color materials
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed, or a cause of action occurs
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rebel     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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speak or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner
speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
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renunciation     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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theory of numerical calculations
step; pace; significant progress
a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
small and compactly built upright piano
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sedimentary     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
treated against rusting; resistant to rust, oxidation, and corrosion
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, or wind
striking one object against another sharply
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softwood     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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the wood of a coniferous tree
white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid
side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point, or area farthest from the front
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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synonymous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
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undertake     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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remove a part from the whole
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
take on; embark on; assume
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waterproof     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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sensitive to visible light
striking one object against another sharply
causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
subject to punishment by law
tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with a material that doesn't allow water in
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