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 Test Questions
TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
antiquated     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
relying on another for support
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attempt     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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unpleasant or disappointing surprise; surprise greatly; effect of such a collision or blow
symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device
the action of trying at something
short and thin stick of wood used in making matches
conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion
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circulation     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
worker; someone who works with their hands
someone paddling a canoe
a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
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contiguous     Speak
 
(4)
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similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance
without alteration or misrepresentation
extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
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dependence     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
sudden mass fear and anxiety
rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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dwell     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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split into opposite extremes or camps
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
treat with fumes; apply smoke to; expose to smoke or vapor, especially to disinfect or eradicate pests
work or act together toward a common end or purpose
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excitement     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it
road or path affording passage; line or route along which something moves
device for measuring and recording graphically
state of being emotionally aroused
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grand     Speak
 
(8)
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large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
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ideology     Speak
 
(9)
n.  
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money given as a guarantee or security
a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
a row of houses built in a similar style; a level shelf of land with steep slopes
study of origin and nature of ideas
similarity in form or character; agreement
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inevitably     Speak
 
(10)
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unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
under the level of the ground; buried
selling of goods to consumers
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
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maize     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
superiority in numbers or amount
token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels
stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally
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miserable     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
having no residents; unsettled; unoccupied
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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pinpoint     Speak
 
(13)
v.  
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wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying
spot; locate or identify with precision
bring about; arouse; inspire; activate
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
weave; interweave three or more strands
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radiate     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
sprinkle; disseminate; cause to separate and go in different directions
press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution
remove the surface from
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represent     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
stand for; describe or present; play a role or part
shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
respire; inhale and exhale air
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saturate     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
supply land with water artificially; clean a wound with a fluid
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
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stern     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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robust; healthy; energetic, and active in mind or body
tending or serving to sudden outburst; sudden and loud
rich and superior in quality; lavish
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption
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swallow     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
take back what one has said; enclose or envelop completely
uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
remember; call back; cause to be returned
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undoubtedly     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
willing to try new things and take risks; bold
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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wristwatch     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
review; look back upon; remember
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
watch worn on a band that fastens about the wrist
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