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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Proven a. proven with written evidence n v a






2. Overwhelm v. to flood n






3. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe






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






5. Adj. odd or strange; eager to learn syn. peculiar






6. Ineffective adj. not strong; incapable






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






8. Miscalculated adj. guessed lower than the actual quality or quantity






9. Display v. to show or demonstrate






10. Indisputable adj. clearly able to be determined






11. Adj. able to move in a quick and easy way syn. nimble






12. Appear v. to come into vieww - or existence






13. Capriciously adv. acting without thinking






14. Selection n. a variety






15. Automatically adv. in an unthinking manner; not chosen






16. N. a recommendation syn. suggestion






17. Deliberately adv. done for a special reason






18. Unconvinced adj. to question the truthfulness of information presented as fact; to nott trust






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






20. Consistent adj. continuing in a constant way; remaining strong






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






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






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






24. Expansive adj. having a lot of room






25. Stop v. to stop or discontinue






26. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






27. N. the act of disagreeing; not giving approval syn. objection






28. Hide v. to prevent from being seen or discovered






29. Adv. can be seen syn. noticeably






30. Trigger v. to cause or produce negative behavior






31. Immediately adv. happening immediately; in a short period of time n a






32. Disappear v. to vanish






33. Adj. weak in health or in body syn. fragile






34. Possible a. able to be done a av






35. Incorporate v. to become a part of






36. Alter v. to change in form or appearance






37. Significant adj. important; strongly made; of value






38. Shelter v. to give protection; to not express a desire or opinion - usually bad






39. Adj. not fine or smooth; not delicate syn. rough






40. Deteriorate v. to wear away; disappear slowly






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






42. Incorrect a. having errors n






43. Poisonous adj. harmful; capable of being fatal






44. V. to hit one object against another with violent force; to be in opposition syn. crash






45. Thick adj. closely packed or crowded; difficult to see though






46. Dependably adv. without changing; keeping the same principles - ideas - or quality






47. Unclear adj. not clear; ambiguous






48. Extensive adj. found everywhere






49. Original a.sth unusual - uncommon; new






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