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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Adj. an action or decision made with little thought - order - or reason syn. haphazard






2. Free v. to allow to come out; to give freedom






3. Emphasize v. to emphasize the part of a greater whole






4. Prep. ph. in addition to - alongside syn. along with






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






6. Adj. attractive or interesting syn. alluring






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






8. Adj. calling attention to; pleasing; creating syn. appealing






9. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






10. Adj. following accepted rules or standards syn. traditional






11. Launch v. to begin; to establish; to take decisive action without help n2 a






12. Sturdy adj. something that last a long time






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






14. Communicate v. to tell - to show a connection between two things n2 a






15. Display v. to show or demonstrate






16. Adj. continuous; refusing to give up; firm in action or decision syn. constant






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






18. Stimulate v. to promote growth or development






19. Response n. a reply; a change that occurs when substances are mixed






20. Imitate v. to copy an action






21. Primary adj. simple in structurre - easy to do






22. Resistance n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement v a2






23. Collect v. to collect






24. Selection n. a variety






25. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe






26. Unclear adj. not clear; ambiguous






27. Quality n. the standard of; the degree of goodness






28. Encounter v. to find or discover - usually by chance or mistake






29. Practical adj. easy to reach; near; suitable to one's needs






30. Erratic adj. not consistent; irregular






31. V. to make stronger in feeling or quality syn. heighten






32. Outdated adv. being old fashioned; no longer in general use






33. Surround v. to make a circle around






34. Adv. being measured or judged by comparison syn. relatively






35. V. to promote - help - or support syn. stimulate






36. Adj. strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease syn. tenacious






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






38. Dry adj. being of little rain or water






39. Abundant a. more than sufficient






40. Powerful a. very strong






41. V. to specify - name - or select to do to a task; to indicate syn. assign






42. Hasten v. to go faster






43. Attain v. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase to the amount of something






44. Neglect v. to leave out - not include n a






45. Doubtful a. not probable






46. Adj. causing confusion and interruption syn. disturbing






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






48. Ineffective adj. not strong; incapable






49. Switch n. a change in position or direction






50. Adj. to be in a disordered - disturbed or unstable condition syn. chaotic