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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
absolutely     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
without any apparent results or proof
utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
trivial; of little substance; involving a surface only
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avenue     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
worker; someone who works with their hands
translation, often interpretive; performance of a musical or dramatic work
one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
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cohesion     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a successful ending of struggle or contest; a defeat of an enemy or opponent
a tendency to keep together
stem or central axis of the herbaceous plant; slender support or structure
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion
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contaminate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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sway; walk as if unable to control one's movements
work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly
show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped
supervise; manage; watch over and direct; examine or inspect
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
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desolate     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters
unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
of bluish-green color; of pale blue to light greenish-blue
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
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duplicate     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
silliness; words or signs having no intelligible meaning
a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract
tax on goods coming into a country
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emphasize     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve
walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall
stress; underscore; utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice
give variety to; spread out activities or investments
make repairs or restoration to; fix; improve
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flavoring     Speak
 
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n.  
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support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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illiterate     Speak
 
(9)
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uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
separately; individually; in the order given
representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; producing the effect or appearance of nature
without an equal; being the only one of its kind
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
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instrument     Speak
 
(10)
n.  
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tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
writer for newspapers and magazines
a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
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locomotion     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture
self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
short ax used to chop wood
resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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occupant     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy
shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
tenant; one that occupies a position or place
one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
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pore     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
the tiny opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal; space in rock, soil
state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
a very tall building with many stories
virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit
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ravel     Speak
 
(14)
v.  
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take on; embark on; assume
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
twist; squeeze; compress, especially to extract liquid
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off the balance
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remarkable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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worthy of notice; extraordinary
unbalanced; uneven;  having parts on either side or half that do not match
stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
unable to have children
without question; beyond doubt
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rigor     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure
someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
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spiral     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
clearly; without question and beyond doubt
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
very unpleasant; distasteful or shocking
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subside     Speak
 
(18)
v.  
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restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially based on special knowledge
trade goods or services without the exchange of money
take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
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unrestrained     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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unchecked; free; marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
set down as a rule or guide; stated
serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
capable of acting on or influencing each other
clearly; without question and beyond doubt
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utterance     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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shortage of food; starvation
vocal expression; the power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
unstable, poisonous allotrope of oxygen
wonderful thing; something that excites admiration or astonishment
the fact of light or sound being caused to change direction or to separate when it travels through water, glass
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