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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
adhere     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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take away a vital or essential part of
throw away; discard; break down into parts for disposal or salvage
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
repair or unite by using fusible metal alloy, usually tin and lead
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archaeology     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
a destroyed person, object, or building; debris
study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
seat, especially a royal seat; throne or rank; sitting before a fortified place; surrounding of a place by an army
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cease     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
worship; regard with feelings of respect or honor
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concept     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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someone who intrudes without permission
something formed in mind; thought or notion
upward slope or grade; movement upward
critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
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delegate     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
trees usually having narrow leaves
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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dietetics     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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study of nutrition as it relates to health
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
ruler or tape that is three feet long; measure or standard used for comparison
something useful; public service
synthetic silk-like fabric
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exemplify     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
serve as an example of; embody
utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
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forge     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
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hydrosphere     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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a watery layer of the earth's surface
watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
first light of day; first advent or appearance
specialized knowledge; expert skill
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
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indefinite     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
having the same or a similar meaning; identical; equivalent
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lure     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward; attraction or appeal
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
toll highway; an expressway on which tolls are collected
teaching pupils individually; the fee for instruction, especially at a formal institution of learning
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
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organic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
sound as if echoing in an empty space; void; vain; not solid; having space or gap or cavity
simple and healthful and close to nature
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overhaul     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
scold harshly; criticize severely
show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
examine or go over carefully for needed repairs; make extensive renovations or revisions on; renovate
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presence     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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speech sound made with the vocal tract open
something made by people; vessel
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
state of being present; current existence
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reliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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showing a natural gift for something
self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
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sensitivity     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
sense; acuteness; capacity of an organ or organism to respond to stimulation
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
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slumber     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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act of designating or identifying something; condition of having your identity established
a solid part of the earth consisting of the crust
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
superiority in numbers or amount
scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
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submarine     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
unreal reflection; an optical illusion
any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid
the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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tycoon     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
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unscrupulous     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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unprincipled; lacking honesty
sharp; having the power of entering or piercing
seizing the attention; visually attractive
understandable; clear to the mind
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
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