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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
abbreviation     Speak
 
(1)
n.  
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treeless grassy plain; extensive area of flat or rolling
status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
a large body of ice that flows under its mass, usually downhill
relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
shortening something by omitting parts of it
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assumption     Speak
 
(2)
n.  
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visual representation; representation of a person
something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
someone who drives a herd
turning or twisting force
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cipher     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment
secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
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contiguous     Speak
 
(4)
a. or ad.  
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turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
understandable; clear to the mind
vertical; upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; too steep
sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
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desalination     Speak
 
(5)
n.  
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sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs
very small; minute or insignificant spot
slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory
removal of salt; a process of removing salt from seawater to make drinking water
story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
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diagonal     Speak
 
(6)
n.  
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a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
similarity in form or character; agreement
the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
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eviscerate     Speak
 
(7)
v.  
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suppose; presume; take on; bear
take away a vital or essential part of
swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly
seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
unwrap; unfold; remove the contents of
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grasshopper     Speak
 
(8)
n.  
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union of parts in a whole; a coordinated outfit or costume; a coordinated set of furniture
persistent adherence to your ideas; being difficult to handle or overcome
sending of cargo; an act of sending off something
theory of numerical calculations
terrestrial plant-eating insect; young student in initial stages of training
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grim     Speak
 
(9)
a. or ad.  
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strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
throughout the year; continually; repeatedly
agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
the smallest possible quantity
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incomprehensible     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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resisting control or authority; discontented as toward authority
stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible
spanning or crossing or on the farther side of a continent
unintelligible; difficult to understand
vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous
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luster     Speak
 
(11)
n.  
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any object that can be used to hold things
the smallest particle of substance, having all the properties of that substance
shine, polish, or sparkle; soft reflected light
mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
turning or twisting force
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nonfiction     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
writing that is not fictional
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
unit of poem, written or printed as a paragraph
a span of one thousand years; a thousandth anniversary
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pedagogy     Speak
 
(13)
n.  
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teaching; the art of education; the science of teaching
song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending
unusual largeness in size or extent
submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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privilege     Speak
 
(14)
n.  
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a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
strong desire for something; feel the need to eat
particular advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all; right reserved exclusively
a sudden feeling of sickness or faintness; sudden attack of illness
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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reliant     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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relative; based on, or involving comparison
tiny; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy
unreachable; not available; unattainable
under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
relying on another for support
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rip     Speak
 
(16)
v.  
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tire excessively; fatigue to exhaustion
tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently
show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
make and administer the public policy and affairs of
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sophisticated     Speak
 
(17)
a. or ad.  
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suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
unhurried; slow; taking abundant time
showing a natural gift for something
wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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subversive     Speak
 
(18)
a. or ad.  
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state of being held in high esteem and honor
tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
having many small waves; rough with small waves
suitable for or reaching long distances; involving an extended span of time
represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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trivial     Speak
 
(19)
a. or ad.  
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sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
timid; bashful; easily startled; distrustful
strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as a result of being heated
unbound; untied; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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vigilance     Speak
 
(20)
n.  
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a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something
watchfulness; wakefulness; a process of paying close and continuous attention
a substance used to color materials
remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away
something formed in mind; thought or notion
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