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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
adjunct     Speak
 
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n.  
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lack of trust or confidence
sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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aviator     Speak
 
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n.  
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the center around which something rotates; pivot
someone who operates an aircraft
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
understanding; knowledge; a range of vision
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
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chili     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
a weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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compensatory     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency
dull with sleepiness; showing lack of attention
surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
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debris     Speak
 
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n.  
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remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
writing that is not fictional
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
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discard     Speak
 
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v.  
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substitute; put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
traverse the distance between; cover or extend over an area or time period
respire; inhale and exhale air
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employ     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
rise; increase in extent or intensity
utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds
engage the services of; put to work; apply
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frame     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
vocal expression; the power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
the science that deals with mental processes and behavior
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harness     Speak
 
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n.  
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sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
strong inclination; definite liking
smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell
spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space
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inconclusive     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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without any apparent results or proof
two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
zealous; enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal
causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
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locomotion     Speak
 
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n.  
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a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
statue; creating figures or designs in three dimensions
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
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odor     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates or is perceived by the sense of smell
waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
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photosensitive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
sensitive to visible light
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
short-lived; enduring a very short time
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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preponderance     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
removal of salt; a process of removing salt from seawater to make drinking water
superiority in numbers or amount
wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.
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renew     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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ascribe a particular fact or characteristic to; consider; suppose
permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
unite a shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact; join or unite closely
renovate; make new or as if new again; restore
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scrap     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
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spiral     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
showing emotional affliction or disquiet; frequently visited by a ghost
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synonymous     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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under or below an object or a surface; lower down on the page
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
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undertake     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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take on; embark on; assume
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
teach; make aware of
thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
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willow     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
trees usually having narrow leaves
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
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