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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
apprentice     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
someone who flies a balloon
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bankruptcy     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
review; look back upon; remember
state of being unable to pay your debts
solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
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championship     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
tall pot in which coffee is brewed
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
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convenience     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
state of being suitable
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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crippling     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
thick; crowded closely together; compact
varied; distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects
wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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differentiate     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
reprocess; use again after processing
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
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employee     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
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fluctuate     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
speak or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
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hibernate     Speak
 
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v.  
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stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state
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instrument     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
two crossed bones used as a symbol of danger or death
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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locomotion     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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study of language; investigation of language and its literature
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
the tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
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mushroom     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
fleshy fungi, having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk; one who rises rapidly from a low condition in life
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
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ozone     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
subject; topic; problem; edition; publication; release; publish
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
the action of trying at something
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pungent     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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clearly; without question and beyond doubt
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
acting or done without or against one's will
sentimental; passionate; excitable; easily moved
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recurring     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light
repeated; returning again; repetitious
standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth
short-lived; enduring a very short time
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
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sequence     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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voting; balloting; right or ability to make a choice
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
the target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
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spinet     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
summit; apex; maximum; prime
small and compactly built upright piano
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tariff     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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voting; survey; some votes cast or recorded
tax on goods coming into a country
strong inclination; definite liking
a substance believed to cure all ills
device for measuring and recording graphically
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timid     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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something which takes a long time to do
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
very suddenly and noticeably
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
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wither     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
shrivel; decay; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; loss of moisture
move suddenly and rapidly
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
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