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TOEFL Essential Vocab
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1. Collect v. to collect
gather
volume
recover
partially
2. House n. where people live
dwelling
impartial
visibly
debilitating
3. Unjustified a. without good reason or cause; inappropriate
unwarranted
reportedly
conceivably
dominant
4. Faint adj. not bright or clear
dim
plentiful
situated
burgeon
5. Celebrity n. a very important or famous person - usually associated with a high position in government
dignitary
amenity
partially
dictate
6. V. to make something difficult to see syn. cloud
distort
blur
rhythm
display
7. Possible a. able to be done a av
weak
cultivate
spontaneous
feasible
8. Hazardous adj. not safe - firm - or steady
astute
clarify
precarious
charisma
9. Induce v. to cause something to happen; to do quickly; to be on time n av
flourishing
frail
prompt
feign
10. Bright adj. sending out in all directions - especially heat or light
radiant
astounding
release
renown
11. Different adj. various; distinct from others
poll
convert
conspicuously
diverse
12. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe
myth
durable
hazardous
impulsively
13. Regularly a.occuring at specific - determind period of time
toxic
astounding
periodic
attractive
14. Gather n. the act of collecting a crop; the crops gathered
appealing
analyze
harvest
abrupt
15. Bias n. an opinion formed in advance without experience or knowledge of something v a
haphazardly
preconception
propose
dominant
16. Resistance n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement v a2
opposition
motion
presumably
dramatic
17. Debatable adj. something that causes disagreement or argument.
controversial
coherent
exports
determined
18. V. to alert someone of danger - warn someone to take care or pay attention to something syn. warn
enrich
caution
pass
complex
19. Intensify v. to cause to become greater n a
infancy
profoundly
come across
heighten
20. Apathetic adj. being uninterested or not caring about something
archaic
security
indifferent
insignificant
21. Persevere v. to last; to suffer pain
redundant
dormant
endure
resilient
22. Baffling adj. not easily understood or figured out
mysterious
chaotic
durable
purposefully
23. Absolutely adv. clearly true
retrieve
pattern
prompt
undeniably
24. V. to have the same opinion or draw the same conclusion syn. agree
transform
coarse
concur
eclectic
25. Impose v. to state demands with the power to enforce
dwelling
motion
dictate
obselete
26. Grow v. to plan and raise a crop; to encourage growth of a relationship or friendship
idol
predominant
cultivate
enact
27. Firmly adv. being fixed in place; close; leaving no freedom
benefit
impartial
notion
tightly
28. Approve v. to accept formally by vote n a
demonstration
pass
characteristic
function
29. Adj. following accepted rules or standards syn. traditional
disapproval
vanishing
conventional
theoretically
30. Arbitrary adj. not chosen carefully; unplanned
dormant
indiscriminate
relate
engross
31. Adj. not fine or smooth; not delicate syn. rough
acclaim
function
coarse
pattern
32. Appear v. to come into vieww - or existence
come across
cultivate
scenic
emerge
33. Logical a. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented n v av
myth
elicit
coherent
enhance
34. V. to make a request syn. appeal
agile
briefly
petition
unravel
35. Expansive adj. having a lot of room
currency
spacious
susceptible
brilliant
36. Thoroughly adv. completely
zenith
gratifying
astute
entirely
37. Emphasize v. to highlight - to give more importance to
revive
mention
accentuate
peculiar
38. V. to produce - to carry; to show; to endure syn. yield
disperse
assimilate
archaic
bear
39. Adj. quick; without warning syn. sudden
abrupt
affordable
partially
abroad
40. Presumably adv. according to reports or hearsay; widely believed or accepted
purposefully
supposedly
philanthropic
shift
41. Polluted a. to make something impure by adding something dirty or a poisonous substance n v
philanthropic
intrusive
install
contaminated
42. Inconsistent adj. not agreeing with the facts or previous statements made on the subject; declared wrong
rudimentary
contradictory
vigorous
analyze
43. Discriminate v. to hear - see - or recognize differences
haphazardly
partially
distinguish
varied
44. V. to promote - help - or support syn. stimulate
exhibit
brilliant
requisite
encourage
45. Thriving a. active and growing; healthy v
novel
vast
lasting
flourishing
46. Refuse v. to refuse
conceivably
complex
maintain
reject
47. N. the act of disagreeing; not giving approval syn. objection
hue
plentiful
disapproval
selective
48. Expectedly adv. in a way that foretells future events
archaic
astute
predictably
symbols
49. Adj. strong in one's opinion - firm in conviction - to find out syn. resolute
convey
coarse
rigid
determined
50. Inherent a. being a primary part of something
evident
intrinsic
noteworthy
release