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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Adj. calling attention to; pleasing; creating syn. appealing






2. Quickly adv. showing sensitivity or quick thinking; showing a quick change in direction






3. Observe v. to sense; to become aware of






4. Deform v. to change from the original shape or condition - usually in an unnatural way






5. N. enthusiastic approval; applause syn. praise






6. Adj. of unclear meaning; something that can be understood in more than one way syn. vague






7. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe






8. Adj. to be the only one of a kind; special syn. rare






9. Adj. not easy to bend; firm; inflexible syn. stiff






10. Bizarre a. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms






11. Unconvinced adj. to question the truthfulness of information presented as fact; to nott trust






12. Inconsistent adj. no regular pattern in thiinkiing ar movement; changeable without reason






13. Medium adj. not too much - not too little






14. Celebrity n. a very important or famous person - usually associated with a high position in government






15. Sturdy adj. something that last a long time






16. Defect n. a small sign of damage that makes an item imperfect






17. Growth n. the act of making larger v a






18. Engage v. to become completely occupied or involved






19. Attract v. to make efforts to attain or gain something






20. Adj. a slight bother; disturbing to a person syn. bothersome






21. Consistent adj. every part being the same






22. Impose v. to state demands with the power to enforce






23. Functional a. convenient or effective n






24. Initiate v. to cause something to begin






25. Adj. producing a desired result based on truths or fact syn. convincing






26. Fragment n. a very small piece of something






27. Adv. no one else; nothing else; not shared syn. restrictively






28. Unhealthy adj. something that cause pain or damage






29. Authentic adj. reasonable - lawful






30. Proven a. proven with written evidence n v a






31. Simplify v. to update; to make more efficient or concise






32. Require v. to have to do sth n a2 av






33. Creative a. something newly introduced; creative






34. Gather n. the act of collecting a crop; the crops gathered






35. Similar a. being almost of the same type or time; comparable a=v






36. Deliberately adv. done for a special reason






37. Peacefulness n. calm; quietness






38. V. to have the same opinion or draw the same conclusion syn. agree






39. Nonetheless conj. in spite of that






40. Old-fashioned a. too old to be presently useful; outmoded n






41. Survive v. to fight without surrender; to persist






42. Adj. not fine or smooth; not delicate syn. rough






43. Overstate v. to make something more than what it is






44. Shelter v. to give protection; to not express a desire or opinion - usually bad






45. Significantly adv. in a deep way; showing deep knowledge of a subject






46. Delete v. to remove - free oneself of something






47. Stop v. to stop or discontinue






48. Marks n. a sign or object that represents something or somebody marks






49. Appropriately adv. having a tendency to do something; likely






50. Thorough adj. far below the surface; complete understanding