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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
antiquity     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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tool or instrument used in doing work; put into practical effect
supply; provision; a piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience
deep wide ditch; ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
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assume     Speak
 
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v.  
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move suddenly and rapidly
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
suppose; presume; take on; bear
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
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characteristic     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
strong feelings of dislike; offend the taste or moral sense of
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conductivity     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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transmission of heat or electricity or sound
a passage from one form or state to another; change
substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
the science that deals with mental processes and behavior
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deferential     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
uneven; rough; very difficult
showing deference; being respectful and considerate
submarine; beneath the surface of the water
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dwell     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
speak or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
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emblem     Speak
 
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n.  
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symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
a sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
originator; explorer; a person who is one of the first people to do something
wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
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functional     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
useful; in good working order
weak; lacking firmness
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
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habitat     Speak
 
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n.  
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type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
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insist     Speak
 
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v.  
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retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
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memorandum     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
state of being suitable
welfare; happiness; state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous
soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
written proposal or reminder
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oral     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
the fewest; the least possible
unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality
relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
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overturn     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
reverse; overthrow; upset something
remember; call back; cause to be returned
stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
turn down; refuse to accept; dismiss from consideration
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presence     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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state of being present; current existence
struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
season of growth; a season of spring
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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reinforce     Speak
 
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v.  
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scold harshly; criticize severely
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
stop; impede; shut out from view
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semester     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole
group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
term; half a year; 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
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specific     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
scenic; striking or interesting in an unusual way
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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terminate     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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stop; bring to an end or halt
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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undo     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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reprocess; use again after processing
release; cause the ruin or downfall of; cancel or reverse an action
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
stop; impede; shut out from view
throw with great force; cast; toss
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unscrupulously     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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resulting; following as a logical conclusion
tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
unprincipled; immoral; without scruples
unaffected; incapable of being affected
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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