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TOEFL Essential Vocab
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1. Shelter v. to give protection; to not express a desire or opinion - usually bad
facet
instigate
highlight
harbor
2. Stop v. to stop or discontinue
dignitary
abrupt
volume
halt
3. Original a.sth unusual - uncommon; new
flaw
novel
suspect
harvest
4. Exhibit v. to show; reveal
pattern
display
tedious
overtly
5. Adj. extremely large syn. massive
inadvertently
dense
immense
readily
6. Faint adj. not bright or clear
dim
innovative
sheltered
weak
7. Adj. weak in health or in body syn. fragile
frail
idol
outlandish
vanishing
8. Beginning n. in the beginning stages of development n a
worthwhile
suspect
advice
infancy
9. Precise adj. careful and exact
aggravating
straightforward
inactive
accurate
10. Impose v. to state demands with the power to enforce
superior
curative
dictate
inordinate
11. House n. where people live
narrate
unwarranted
dwelling
confidential
12. Bias n. an opinion formed in advance without experience or knowledge of something v a
preconception
astounding
inaccessible
gather
13. Secret a. to be said or written in recret n v
approximately
skeptical
feign
confidential
14. Indisputable adj. clearly able to be determined
disperse
unmistakable
varied
systematically
15. V. to give up control syn. abdicate
circulate
relinquish
prophetic
persuade
16. Strange a. unusual; uncommon n av
peculiar
toxic
haphazardly
albeit
17. Demanded adj. needed for a specific purpose
involuntarily
analyze
placid
requisite
18. Image n. a picture or element cast back
reflection
assert
readily
arbitrary
19. Dimension n. of great size or importance n v a av
magnitude
flourishing
fallacious
charisma
20. Delete v. to remove - free oneself of something
arbitrary
clarify
perilous
eliminate
21. Healing. adj. being able to restore to good condition
philanthropic
motion
curative
sharply
22. River n. a natural flow of something; a pouring out
haphazardly
freshly
stream
distinct
23. Weakening adj. weakening
attractive
motion
debilitating
sufficiently
24. Adj. difficult to understand or explain; having many parts syn. complicated
petition
disperse
inadvertently
complex
25. Distribution n. a share; a part set aside for a special purpose; an assignment of portions v a
circulate
inevitable
intrinsic
allocation
26. Crawl v. to move slowly and quietly close to the ground; to begin to happen
nominal
impressive
creep
bear
27. Conj. in spite of the fact - regardless of the fact syn. although
astute
situated
albeit
distort
28. Overwhelm v. to flood n
astute
inundate
instigate
ridge
29. N. an invented story or idea syn. legend
reportedly
commonplace
debilitating
myth
30. Emphasize v. to emphasize the part of a greater whole
notion
highlight
security
approximately
31. Obtain v. to gain or come to possess
acquire
particle
skeptical
comparatively
32. V. to make it attractive to do something - usually something not good syn. entice
heighten
instigate
temp
defy
33. Inherent a. being a primary part of something
requisite
inaccessible
documented
intrinsic
34. Similar to a. alike in some way n
well-suited
analogous
refine
scarcely
35. Firmly adv. being fixed in place; close; leaving no freedom
gather
intrinsic
harbor
tightly
36. Evidently adv. in a clear - easy-to-understand way
potential
transform
obviously
sustained
37. Adj. displeasing - objectionable - or bad syn. unfavorable
adverse
fundamental
maintain
theoretically
38. Specific adj. a certain way or thing; unusual; hard to please
prophetic
engross
erode
particular
39. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe
disguise
hazardous
haphazardly
unique
40. Conceal v. to hide the usual appearance of something (n=v) a
analyze
impressive
conspicuously
disguise
41. Consume v. to use up; to reduce greatly
unlikely
dramatic
deplete
motion
42. Diverse a. being of many different types n4 v a2 av
pattern
varied
superficial
handle
43. Rumored dv. to know by report; unconfirmed; supposedly
clever
discreetly
reportedly
caliber
44. Shortage n. a need for; an insufficient amount
prosperous
lack
in conjunction with
promote
45. Disorganized adj. being in complete disorder and confusion
impulsively
deep
chaotic
ongoing
46. Explain v. to make more easily understood; to make clear
promote
clarify
tedious
agile
47. Superficial adj. not far from top to bottom
shallow
reveal
inevitable
acquire
48. Inconsistent adj. not agreeing with the facts or previous statements made on the subject; declared wrong
hasten
encompass
foster
contradictory
49. Complex adj. something with a large number of parts; full of details
erode
preconception
scarcely
elaborate
50. V. to promote - help - or support syn. stimulate
rudimentary
annoying
encourage
magnitude