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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
absence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
state of being absent; state of being away
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armor     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
wetness caused by water
state of being suitable
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
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chat     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
skillfulness in command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; expertise
someone who has given long service
toll highway; an expressway on which tolls are collected
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considerably     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
supposed to be accurate; reasonable as a supposition
thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure
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deferential     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
similarly; as well; too
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
showing deference; being respectful and considerate
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diversification     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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someone who intrudes without permission
variation; act of changing forms or qualities
shortage of food; starvation
a substance believed to cure all ills
someone who sees an event and reports what happened; observe; watch
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eye-catching     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
seizing the attention; visually attractive
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flavoring     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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single-mast sailing boat
a substance used to color materials
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
sudden mass fear and anxiety
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illiterate     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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temperate; gentle; mild; make less fast or intense ; preside over
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
solid; heavy and compact in form
yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
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incredible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow, and laborious
not wanting to take some action; averse
unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
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melt     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
stop motion; curb or restrain
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nonsense     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
union; an act of melting together by heat
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pollutant     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the waste matter that contaminates the water or air, or soil
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
a student who continues studies after graduation
something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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prospect     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
retire from military service
stabilize; fix; cause to be unable to move
search for or explore for mineral deposits or oil
throw with great force; cast; toss
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respectively     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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sensitive to visible light
separately; individually; in the order given
scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis
set down as a rule or guide; stated
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sap     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
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sloop     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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state of dishonor; bring shame or dishonor upon
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
single-mast sailing boat
white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid
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tedious     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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totter     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
migrate to and settle in; plant
stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty
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violent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly
unjust; contrary to laws or conventions, especially in commerce
utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
repeated; returning again; repetitious
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
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