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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Ancient a. very old - old-fashioned - no longer used






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






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






4. Cautiously adv. in a careful - polite manner a






5. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






6. V. to give back or bring back something; to return to the original condition syn. revitalize






7. Recover v. to find and bring back n a






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






9. Powerful a. very strong






10. Grow v. to plan and raise a crop; to encourage growth of a relationship or friendship






11. Money n. monetary unit; cash






12. Adv. can be seen syn. noticeably






13. Explain v. to make more easily understood; to make clear






14. Healing. adj. being able to restore to good condition






15. V. to prevent movement - progress - or success syn. block






16. Combination n. the mixing of separate things to form a whole






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






18. Deteriorate v. to wear away; disappear slowly






19. V. to make pure; to improve syn. perfect (verb)






20. Display n. a show or exhibit






21. Assessable adj. able to determine how much or how many






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






23. House n. where people live






24. Adj. acclaimed; well-known and popular syn. renowned






25. Simulate v. to pretend; make believe






26. Imitate v. to copy an action






27. Intense adj. extreme; harmful






28. Hardly adv. almost not






29. Legislate v. to pass a law






30. Conceal v. to hide the usual appearance of something (n=v) a






31. Manage v. to deal with or control






32. Presumably adv. according to reports or hearsay; widely believed or accepted






33. Overwhelming a. difficult; causing worry or fear






34. Overwhelm v. to flood n






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






36. Conscientiously adj. done with persistence and hard work; with attention to details






37. Stop v. to stop or discontinue






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






39. Demanded adj. needed for a specific purpose






40. V. to express or defend oneself strongly; to state positively syn. declare






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






42. Strange a. unusual; uncommon n av






43. Evade v. to escape in a tricky way






44. Predictive a. correctly telling about future events n2 v av






45. Expansive adj. having a lot of room






46. Ignore v. to pay no attention






47. Doubtful a. not probable






48. Typical adj. an easily recognized quality of something






49. Ignorant adj. to be unaware of or forgetful






50. Commonplace adj. existing widely or commonly







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