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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
adequate     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling; circling
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
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backbone     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
three-part novel; a set of three works with related subject
support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
change something into another form; transform
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bowl     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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see briefly; catch sight of
specify or arrange in agreement; express demand in agreement; promise in agreement
take on; embark on; assume
support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
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committee     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a scientist who studies living organisms
special group delegated to consider some matter
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
a small section of filmed or filed material
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depart     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
travel with; be associated with
take off; leave; set out
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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dietetics     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
study of nutrition as it relates to health
a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
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ensemble     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
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grateful     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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unreachable; not available; unattainable
done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
having the same quantity, measure, or value as another; identical
thankful; appreciative of benefits received
clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow, and laborious
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hatchet     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol
various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells them to merchants
short ax used to chop wood
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inclusive     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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selling of goods to consumers
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth or polished surface; plausible
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
short-lived; enduring a very short time
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likewise     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
remaining without essential change
similarly; as well; too
unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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nonfiction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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place, such as a storehouse, where a stock of things is kept; storage; the entire range of skills
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
someone who bears the blame for others
voting; survey; some votes cast or recorded
writing that is not fictional
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paucity     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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state of being suitable
slender-bodied non-stinging insect
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
scarcity; smallness of number; fewness
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
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poster     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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writing that is not fictional
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
a sign posted in public place as an advertisement
season of growth; a season of spring
something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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rectify     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound
weave; interweave three or more strands
travel with; be associated with
set right; correct by calculation or adjustment
make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
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riot     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
treasure of unknown ownership found hidden
state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion
trend; a general direction in which something tends to move
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
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stocky     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
understandable; clear to the mind
solid; heavy and compact in form
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality
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thereby     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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with the side forward; to or from a side
thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
very suddenly and noticeably
having existence only in the imagination; fanciful; visionary
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tycoon     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
persistent adherence to your ideas; being difficult to handle or overcome
wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate
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wristwatch     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor
watch worn on a band that fastens about the wrist
smoke or odor produced by the burning of such a substance; the pleasant smell
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