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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
amazement     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment
the action of trying at something
unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
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asymmetrical     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
varied; distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of objects
unbalanced; uneven;  having parts on either side or half that do not match
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide
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bowl     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
restrict to limited allotments, as during wartime; allot; distribute
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condiment     Speak
 
(4)
n.  
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theory of numerical calculations
result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
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cushion     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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walking with regular steps; a procession of people walking together; steady advance
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
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distend     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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take on; embark on; assume
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
weaken the consistency; purify or refine; lessen the density
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
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excitement     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
state of being emotionally aroused
review; look back upon; remember
sign; something visible to represent something else invisible
something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
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gear     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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sudden turn or start of mind; temporary eccentricity; fancy
two crossed bones used as a symbol of danger or death
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
understanding; grasping the inner nature of things intuitively
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
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grim     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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suspicious; mistrustful; marked by or given to doubt
respectful; worshipful; impressed with deep respect
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
slightly wet; damp or humid
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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interactive     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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sociable; going out or away; departing
unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; persistent; difficult to treat
favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
capable of acting on or influencing each other
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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maize     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears
wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed, or a cause of action occurs
state of violent agitation; eddying motion; an unstable flow of a liquid or gas; violent disturbance and disorder
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minuscule     Speak
 
(12)
a. or ad.  
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torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
very small; tiny; lowercase letter
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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overlap     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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system of methods followed in a particular discipline
representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of
state of being emotionally aroused
unfair use of someone's work, giving little in return
study of language; investigation of language and its literature
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proficient     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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useful; in good working order
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
difficult to analyze or understand
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renovate     Speak
 
(15)
v.  
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shield away from; prevent
stir up; urge; goad to action; incite
sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
changed from a solid to a liquid state, especially by the application of heat
restore to good condition; renew
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shelter     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
something hinted at or suggested; an act of implying; condition of being implied
small kernels of corn exploded by heat
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
group of organisms within a species; tension; pressure
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stem     Speak
 
(17)
v.  
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uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
mark with spots or lines, which are often colored; add notes to
stop the flow of a liquid; make headway against
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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stubbornness     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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persistent adherence to your ideas; being difficult to handle or overcome
the underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
fertilization of plants by the agency of insects that carry pollen from one flower to another
the action of trying at something
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torque     Speak
 
(19)
n.  
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someone who intrudes without permission
tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
supply; provision; a piece of equipment necessary or useful for comfort or convenience
turning or twisting force
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vestige     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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search without warning; surprise attack by a small armed force
sudden mass fear and anxiety
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
trace; remains; an indication that something has happened
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