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TOEFL Essential Vocab
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1. V. to send out; give off syn. release
reaction
agile
emit
actually
2. House n. where people live
dwelling
triumph
routinely
recover
3. Induce v. to cause something to happen; to do quickly; to be on time n av
prompt
halt
broaden
exceptional
4. Quantity n. the amount of something contained in a space
sustained
autonomous
volume
crucial
5. Prep. ph. in addition to - alongside syn. along with
impulsively
in conjunction with
conceal
dominant
6. Expectedly adv. in a way that foretells future events
predictably
eventually
mimic
attribute
7. Produce v. to cause something new to exist; to create
clarify
engender
collide
undeniably
8. Observe v. to sense; to become aware of
curative
perceive
disregard
novel
9. Achievement n. a victory; a success v=n a2
classify
enormous
philanthropic
triumph
10. V. to change or make different syn. modify
flaw
alter
nevertheless
well-suited
11. Adj. of unclear meaning; something that can be understood in more than one way syn. vague
caliber
blind
ambiguous
enrich
12. Concrete adj. real; that which can be felt
tangible
consistently
ridge
recover
13. Regularly a.occuring at specific - determind period of time
periodic
streamline
determined
vast
14. Methods n. ways
classify
visibly
means
charisma
15. Debatable adj. something that causes disagreement or argument.
enlighten
infrequently
controversial
negligible
16. V. to hit one object against another with violent force; to be in opposition syn. crash
overcome
collide
compel
fallacious
17. Insignificant a. hardly noticeable; scarcelt detectable; to ignore; to give little attention n2 a3 av
sporadic
eclectic
negligible
abroad
18. Absolutely adv. clearly true
obstruct
undeniably
in conjunction with
harvest
19. N. the act of disagreeing; not giving approval syn. objection
disapproval
function
justify
assert
20. Defect n. a small sign of damage that makes an item imperfect
unique
documented
flaw
evoke
21. Instinctive adj. unplanned; uncontrolled
antiquated
negligible
selective
spontaneous
22. Recognize v. to know - remember - and accept the existence of something
astounding
acknowledge
novel
exceptional
23. Sufficient adj. more than enough
consistently
coherent
in conjunction with
ample
24. Similar to a. alike in some way n
indifferent
mention
myth
analogous
25. Primary adj. simple in structurre - easy to do
vague
assimilate
exemplify
elementary
26. Enlarge v. to make larger or greater
alter
broaden
gather
dominant
27. Thorough adj. far below the surface; complete understanding
deep
wanton
noteworthy
provoke
28. V. to prevent movement - progress - or success syn. block
exceedingly
oblige
means
obstruct
29. Commonplace adj. existing widely or commonly
feign
remarkable
prevalent
disguise
30. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable
conceivably
subsequently
intensify
particular
31. Display v. to show or demonstrate
halt
exhibit
advantage
aggravating
32. Insulting adj. causing anger; rude; being unpleasant
ample
commonplace
offensive
mention
33. Adj. to be in a disordered - disturbed or unstable condition syn. chaotic
highlight
selective
turbulent
motion
34. Dangerous adj. threatening or risky; harmful
perilous
idol
promote
burgeon
35. Adj. an action or decision made with little thought - order - or reason syn. haphazard
phenomena
arbitrary
balanced
transform
36. Surround v. to make a circle around
prone
contaminated
encircle
accentuate
37. Discriminate v. to hear - see - or recognize differences
scattered
recover
distinguish
analogous
38. Appeal n. a special quality that endears other people to the person who has this quality
nominal
charisma
defy
opposition
39. Prevent v. to stop from occurring; to turn away
limber
exports
mysterious
avert
40. V. to alert someone of danger - warn someone to take care or pay attention to something syn. warn
sheltered
obselete
caution
underestimated
41. Deform v. to change from the original shape or condition - usually in an unnatural way
radiant
offensive
potential
distort
42. Adj. ordinary syn. frequent
vague
collide
inadvertently
commonplace
43. Extensive adj. found everywhere
perceive
legitimate
idol
widespread
44. Strange adj. unusual
overtly
determined
inevitable
odd
45. Diverse a. being of many different types n4 v a2 av
curious
allocation
varied
peculiar
46. Inappropriately adv. not following established rules; not desirable
acquire
solid
improperly
curative
47. Monotonous a. long and tiring n
minuscule
tedious
substantial
reluctantly
48. Aspect n. element or component
fertile
prevalent
compel
facet
49. Proven a. proven with written evidence n v a
normally
overcome
documented
acceptable
50. Dimensions n. the relationship of size or importance when compared to another object or person a2 (--> av2)
varied
selective
expansion
proportions