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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
advocate     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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stop; impede; shut out from view
speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
suddenly outburst; glare; shine with sudden light
tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
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billion     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole
sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
something that causes irritation; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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circle     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
round; something shaped like such a ring; a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
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combine     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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renew; repair; return to life
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
represent; signify; stand for
turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
blend; fuse; merge
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dawn     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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a tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; holding pond; lake used to keep water for community use
time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
state of poor nutrition
revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
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dot     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
the shorter of two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; very small circular shape
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
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elixir     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid
theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment
a substance believed to cure all ills
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grasp     Speak
 
(8)
v.  
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grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand
thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
soak; make thoroughly wet
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implication     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
money given as a guarantee or security
variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
writing that is not fictional
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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justly     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon
with honesty; rightfully; fairly
of soft and watery soil; low, wet, and spongy
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maize     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work
unexpected acceleration or hastening; the quantity of water falling to earth
solemn promise; commitment to telling the truth
the underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
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organic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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simple and healthful and close to nature
reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
ultimate; occurring at an unspecified time in the future
solitary; by oneself, not with any other people
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
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penal     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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varied;  consisting of various types mixed together
worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others
incapable of being read; unclear; not legible
subject to punishment by law
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precarious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
usually; under normal circumstances, normally
treated against rusting; resistant to rust, oxidation, and corrosion
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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respectively     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
worldwide; international; having the shape of a globe
separately; individually; in the order given
with the side forward; to or from a side
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scapegoat     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
shortening something by omitting parts of it
someone who bears the blame for others
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steep     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
soak; make thoroughly wet
make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
remove from the husk; separate kernels from cob; defeat decisively; hit the pitches of hard and regularly
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summit     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
union; an act of melting together by heat
rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour
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uninhabited     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form
the smallest possible quantity
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
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unscrupulously     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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set down as a rule or guide; stated
relying on another for support
unprincipled; immoral; without scruples
causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
stationary; incapable of moving or of being moved
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