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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
alliteration     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills
repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
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barrenness     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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property of not supporting life, no children, or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
touchdown; an act of coming down to the earth
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
soft edible body of such as mollusk
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cling     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
sever into two or more parts or pieces; separate into parts; cause to be separate
permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
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commerce     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
written proposal or reminder
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crippling     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
striking one object against another sharply
causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
selling of goods to consumers
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discourse     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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two words that can be interchanged in a context
principal raw material or commodity produced in a region; principal element
worker; someone who works with their hands
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
shortage of food; starvation
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exemplify     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
serve as an example of; embody
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
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filter     Speak
 
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n.  
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something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
sign; feature; a mark indicating quality or excellence
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
strain; pass liquid or gas through a device that blocks some matter by a particular criterion
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
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greedy     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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willing to try new things and take risks; bold
resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
thick; crowded closely together; compact
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
wanting to get more than one can reasonably get
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inferiority     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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variation; act of changing forms or qualities
a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation
state of being lower than or not as good as
weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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maize     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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two words that express opposing concepts; contrariwise; directly facing each other
worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
a thin and soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
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naturalistic     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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popcorn     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
vocal expression; the power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
someone who writes plays
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
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pressure     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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stress; tension; condition of being pressed
small branch or division of a branch
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
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retrospect     Speak
 
(15)
n.  
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vocal expression; the power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
soft edible body of such as mollusk
review; look back upon; remember
utmost height; the highest point of a mountain
revelation; an indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something
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serrated     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
acting or done without or against one's will
wide; generous or large in area or extent; sizable
at rest, stationary, immobile, not moving
turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
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steak     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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change something into another form; transform
specialized knowledge; expert skill
someone who travels into little known regions
state of being unable to pay your debts
slice of meat, typically beef, usually cut thick
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synonym     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
tier; a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
two words that can be interchanged in a context
season of growth; a season of spring
tiny particles of a radioactive substance that can cause illness or death
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uniformity     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
shortening something by omitting parts of it
remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
victim; object of hunt; hunted animal
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vie     Speak
 
(20)
v.  
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revoke; call off; omit or delete
wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; fill with emotion
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
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