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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
absence     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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theory of numerical calculations
state of being absent; state of being away
season of growth; a season of spring
style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
tall pot in which coffee is brewed
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architect     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
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characteristic     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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the system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment
shine, polish, or sparkle; soft reflected light
property of not supporting life, no children, or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
volume; something contained; material, including text and images
a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
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confining     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
restricting scope or freedom of action; crowded
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
following one after another without interruption; sequential
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crayon     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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strong feeling or emotion; fervor
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
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duplicate     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
status of a citizen with rights and duties
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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feeble     Speak
 
(7)
a. or ad.  
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arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
with great urgency; seriously; severely
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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gossip     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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variation; act of changing forms or qualities
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
a small, rectangular musical instrument, played by blowing and sucking air through it
someone who writes plays
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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hoe     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
weed, cultivate, or dig up with a tool, which has a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
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inspiration     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
sudden intuition as part of solving a problem; arousing to a particular emotion or action
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; an unstable flow of a liquid or gas; violent disturbance and disorder
type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives
ribbon-like flatworms
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lave     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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wash or flow against; wash one's face and hands
the show, make visible or apparent
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
stop; stand in doubt; hesitate
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mushroom     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
space between two objects; length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate
writing that is not fictional
fleshy fungi, having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk; one who rises rapidly from a low condition in life
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
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path     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
vessel; large cylindrical container
way; a footway; course or track; route
physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
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pumpkin     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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first light of day; first advent or appearance
usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family
the tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
revelation; an indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
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refurbish     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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renovate; make bright by polishing
make repairs or restoration to; fix; improve
set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
see briefly; catch sight of
sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
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scapegoat     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
written proposal or reminder
someone who bears the blame for others
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
slight but noticeable partiality; line or surface that departs from the vertical
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sloop     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
someone who operates an aircraft
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
single-mast sailing boat
restoration; the activity of constructing something again
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thunderstorm     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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time sequence; an arrangement of events in time
something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
reproduction by parents of different races
storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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unrestrained     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
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utter     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
split into opposite extremes or camps
steer; direct; follow a planned course on, across, or through
sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
speak; express; send forth with the voice
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