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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
anticipation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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astonish     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
surprise someone very much; shock
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
surround with armed forces; harass with requests
tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
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competition     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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burden; something  which is laid on or put in anything for conveyance
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
without elevations or depressions; flat; smooth; not rich; simple; without beauty; not handsome
struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
summit; apex; maximum; prime
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deign     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
the show, make visible or apparent
teach; make aware of
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disgrace     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a small, rectangular musical instrument, played by blowing and sucking air through it
state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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endanger     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
threaten; jeopardize; do something that may damage it or destroy it
represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
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grasp     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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spot; locate or identify with precision
grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action
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grope     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
throw with great force; cast; toss
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instrument     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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first light of day; first advent or appearance
season of growth; a season of spring
three-part novel; a set of three works with related subject
desire to know or learn
tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
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memorable     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
unforgettable; worthy of being remembered; very important or remarkable
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice; showing ill humor
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navigate     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
remove flaws from; rub something using a piece of cloth or brush to clean it and make it shine
set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
restore to good condition; renew
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popcorn     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
a vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
reproduction by parents of different races
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psychology     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the science that deals with mental processes and behavior
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
someone who travels into little known regions
change something into another form; transform
specialized knowledge; expert skill
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remarkable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
worthy of notice; extraordinary
difficult to analyze or understand
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
sociable; going out or away; departing
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severe     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
without alteration or misrepresentation
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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solidarity     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord
unconcern; disinterest; lack of enthusiasm
unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
someone who intrudes without permission
a passage from one form or state to another; change
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temperance     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
state of poor nutrition
transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
restraint; avoiding excesses
swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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unrestrained     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
relatively distant or remote from a center or middle
emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
usually; as a rule; regularly; according to a rule
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unscrupulously     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unprincipled; immoral; without scruples
responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
tame; accustomed to home life
capable of acting on or influencing each other
unintelligible; difficult to understand
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