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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
aggravate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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worsen; make worse or more troublesome
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
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athlete     Speak
 
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n.  
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
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bowl     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another
remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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committee     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
result; end or consequence; a result of a random trial
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
special group delegated to consider some matter
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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current     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
stream; flow; up-to-date; present
someone who plays a musical instrument
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dietetics     Speak
 
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n.  
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small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
a system that provides quantitative information about finances
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
study of nutrition as it relates to health
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emphasis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
study of myths; a collection of myths
type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
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fossil     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
study of how objects move through the air or water
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
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hydrosphere     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
written proposal or reminder
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells them to merchants
a watery layer of the earth's surface
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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incomprehensible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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striking one object against another sharply
unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, or wind
unable to have children
unintelligible; difficult to understand
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lodge     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family
task or assignment undertaken; career
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
small house on the grounds of an estate or a park, used by a caretaker or gatekeeper
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mirage     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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the science that deals with mental processes and behavior
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
toll highway; an expressway on which tolls are collected
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
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percussion     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
worthy of notice; extraordinary
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
repeated; recurring at intervals of time
striking one object against another sharply
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proceeding     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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surviving remnant; something left after loss or decay; object kept for its association with the past
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
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recession     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
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sensational     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
without alteration or misrepresentation
arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness
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spontaneously     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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striking one object against another sharply
without advance preparation; naturally
agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, or wind
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sturdy     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
of soft and watery soil; low, wet, and spongy
capable of acting on or influencing each other
robust; strong; substantially made or constructed
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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underneath     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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rigid; stiff; incapable of being changed
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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utility     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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something useful; public service
small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
someone who flies a balloon
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
union; an act of melting together by heat
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