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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
abbreviation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
upward slope or grade; movement upward
special group delegated to consider some matter
shortening something by omitting parts of it
synthetic silk-like fabric
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assignment     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment
any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
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caricature     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
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competition     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
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density     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
sculpture representing a human or animal
soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
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distance     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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soaking up; small absorbent contraceptive pad, used for bathing or cleaning
small and economical car; small cosmetics case
revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
religious zeal; willingness to serve God
space between two objects; length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate
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emphasis     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
silvery ductile metallic element
connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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financing     Speak
 
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n.  
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subsidy; a transaction that provides funds for a business
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
trees usually having narrow leaves
connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
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hummingbird     Speak
 
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n.  
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token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
a small section of filmed or filed material
reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
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inhibit     Speak
 
(10)
v.  
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restrain; prevent or forbid; hold back
rise; increase in extent or intensity
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
suggest; bestow commendation on; represent favorably
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medieval     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
wonderful; extraordinarily good
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
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ounce     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
attention; curiosity; dividend; yield
service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound
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photosynthesis     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
the tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
special group delegated to consider some matter
sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit
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pressure     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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the chemical combination brought about by the action of light
a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
stress; tension; condition of being pressed
one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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refurbish     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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renovate; make bright by polishing
reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow
sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect
weave; interweave three or more strands
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sect     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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way; a footway; course or track; route
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
a very tall building with many stories
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stipulate     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony
represent; demonstrate; depict; clarify, as by use of examples or comparisons
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
state clearly; make known formally or officially
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symptom     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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worker; someone who works with their hands
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter
removal of salt; a process of removing salt from seawater to make drinking water
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ultrasonic     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
treated against rusting; resistant to rust, oxidation, and corrosion
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
supersonic; higher in frequency than the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
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violent     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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lacking responsiveness or alertness; intellectually weak or obtuse
having a shiny surface or coating; lacking liveliness, used of eyes; fitted or covered with glass
self-indulgent; moral decay
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
selling of goods to consumers
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