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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Polluted a. to make something impure by adding something dirty or a poisonous substance n v






2. Thriving dj. successful - wealthy






3. Adv. having no order or pattern; by chance syn. arbitrarily; carelessly






4. Complex adj. something with a large number of parts; full of details






5. Assist v. to be useful or helpful






6. House n. where people live






7. Overwhelm v. to flood n






8. Adj. displeasing - objectionable - or bad syn. unfavorable






9. V. to follow established rules or patterns of behavior syn. adapt






10. Major adj. primary or principal; having or exercising control over something






11. Irritating adj. making worse; annoying






12. Intense adj. extreme; harmful






13. N. an invented story or idea syn. legend






14. Prevent v. to stop from occurring; to turn away






15. Induce v. to cause something to happen; to do quickly; to be on time n av






16. Habit n. a regular - repeated arrangement or action






17. Adj. difficult or painful to experience; not able to accept different ways of thought or behavior syn. unbearable






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






19. Shortage n. a need for; an insufficient amount






20. Tiny adj. of little consequence; very small






21. Disturb v. to shake or move; to cause worry






22. Average a. of average quality; not good or bad n






23. Grind v. to press together so as to completely distort the shape or nature of the object






24. Specific adj. a certain way or thing; unusual; hard to please






25. Relinquish v. to give up; to have something taken away - usually by rule or regulation






26. Recently adv. caught or produced not long ago






27. Remarkable adj. drawing special attention to






28. Demanded adj. needed for a specific purpose






29. V. to make something difficult to see syn. cloud






30. Retain v. to catch and hold onto - usually by trickery; deceived






31. Communicate v. to make something know to others; to communicate






32. V. to get the facts or withdraw out the truth syn. extract






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






34. Safety n. the feeling of freedom from danger - doubt - or worry






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






36. Thoroughly adv. completely






37. Openly adv. in a way clearly seen; not done secretly






38. Basic adj. simple; not complex






39. Calm a. quiet - not easy upset






40. Adj. difficult to understand or explain; having many parts syn. complicated






41. Uncomplicated adj. easy to understand; simple; honest






42. Concrete adj. real; that which can be felt






43. Around av. almost correct; not exact n v=a






44. Phenomenal adj. unusual in a positive way






45. Recognize v. to know - remember - and accept the existence of something






46. Ancient a. very old - old-fashioned - no longer used






47. Diverse a. being of many different types n4 v a2 av






48. Crest n. the top of a mountain range; a raised part of any surface






49. Astute adj. intelligent; resourceful






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