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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
ailment     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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waste matter; drainage; waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
result of improving something; the process of removing impurities
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
sickness;a slight but often persistent illness
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aurora     Speak
 
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n.  
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wetness caused by water
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
synthetic silk-like fabric
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
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coach     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
single-mast sailing boat
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed, or a cause of action occurs
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colonize     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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shield away from; prevent
migrate to and settle in; plant
thread a cord through the eyelets or around the hooks; add a touch of flavor to
tire excessively; fatigue to exhaustion
yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
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deficiency     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant
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distend     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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set up; connect or set in position and prepare for use
serve as an example of; embody
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
restrict; become stiff or stiffer
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employee     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
worker; a person who works for another in return for financial or other compensation
small toy with a human figure, normally for little children
a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid
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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
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
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herder     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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someone who drives a herd
young plant or tree that has grown from seed; produced from seed
a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
unceremonious and disorganized struggle; rushing about hastily in an undignified way
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ironic     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
humorously sarcastic or mocking
causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
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mediate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
take on; embark on; assume
wear out completely; tire; drain of resources or properties; deplete; use up completely
resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties
unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out
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mistrust     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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time of animals sleep through the winter
the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment
lack of trust or confidence
the wood of a coniferous tree
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paraphrase     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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throw with great force; cast; toss
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
retire from military service
request earnestly; seek to obtain by persuasion or formal application
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prosperous     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
uncorrupted by civilization; primitive; remaining free from dirt or decay
wandering; moving from place to place; unsettled
successful; thriving; having or characterized by financial success or good fortune
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
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reinforce     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
the show, make visible or apparent
scold harshly; criticize severely
give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; enhance
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sedentary     Speak
 
(16)
a. or ad.  
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unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory
repeated; recurring at intervals of time
worthy of notice; extraordinary
saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections
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steep     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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see briefly; catch sight of
seclude; set apart or cut off from others
soak; make thoroughly wet
surprise greatly; amaze; make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
rescue; preserve; make unnecessary; set aside for future use
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subtle     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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similarly; as well; too
varied;  consisting of various types mixed together
relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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uniformity     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
term; half a year; 6 months; one of two divisions of an academic year
act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
the tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
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vent     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
tact; politics; negotiation between nations
scenery; an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
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