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TOEFL Vocabulary: Level 1
alike     Speak
 
(1)
a. or ad.  
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similar; in the same manner or to the same degree
serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
humorously sarcastic or mocking
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beat     Speak
 
(2)
v.  
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shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
strengthen; magnify; increase the contrast of
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
stop; impede; shut out from view
move suddenly and rapidly
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cabal     Speak
 
(3)
n.  
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a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
secretary whose primary duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors
state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect
a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
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cooperate     Speak
 
(4)
v.  
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spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
work or act together toward a common end or purpose
surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
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decadent     Speak
 
(5)
a. or ad.  
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tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly
separately; individually; in the order given
robust; healthy; energetic, and active in mind or body
self-indulgent; moral decay
thick; crowded closely together; compact
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diffuse     Speak
 
(6)
v.  
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supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
remove the surface from
show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
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explorer     Speak
 
(7)
n.  
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a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
someone who travels into little known regions
sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference
something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward
tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
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gaudy     Speak
 
(8)
a. or ad.  
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rounded like an egg; in shape reminding of an ellipse; oval
simple and healthful and close to nature
very showy or ornament, especially when excessive or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
capable of acting on or influencing each other
too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness
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grope     Speak
 
(9)
v.  
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tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
weigh more heavily; exceed in weight, value, or importance; surpass; throw off the balance
search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of
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inevitably     Speak
 
(10)
a. or ad.  
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slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
striking one object against another sharply
shy; craven; lacking self-confidence; shy
short-lived; enduring a very short time
unavoidably; in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent
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lumbering     Speak
 
(11)
a. or ad.  
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clumsy or awkward; heavy, slow, and laborious
widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains
without equal or rival; unparalleled; peerless
unluckily; by bad luck
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mock     Speak
 
(12)
v.  
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stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize
stop motion; curb or restrain
surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of
treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
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photosensitive     Speak
 
(13)
a. or ad.  
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stately; royal; relating to a monarch
sensitive to visible light
undamaged in any way; integrated; a whole
relying on another for support
very unhappy; full of misery; wretched
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precarious     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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state of being held in high esteem and honor
uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
restricting scope or freedom of action; crowded
unluckily; by bad luck
unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
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reliable     Speak
 
(15)
a. or ad.  
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following one after another without interruption; sequential
sleeping; not active but capable of becoming active
worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
uncultured; uneducated; not able to read or write
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scene     Speak
 
(16)
n.  
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tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
a structure on which something is shown; place, time, or circumstance in which anything occurs
written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
small signboard outside the office; coarse beach gravel of little water; worn stones and pebbles
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silicate     Speak
 
(17)
n.  
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technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals; salt of silica acid
special group delegated to consider some matter
state that precedes vomiting; disease
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theme     Speak
 
(18)
n.  
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a structure erected to commemorate persons or events; memorial
the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
strong feeling or emotion; fervor
a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
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uncover     Speak
 
(19)
v.  
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show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
remove the cover from; expose; disclose
seclude; set apart or cut off from others
restore to proper condition; help to re-adapt, as to the former state of health or good repute
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volatile     Speak
 
(20)
a. or ad.  
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relating to diplomacy; marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others
the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
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