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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Consistent adj. every part being the same






2. Exceptional a. worthy of mention; uncommon






3. Unclear adj. not clear; ambiguous






4. Flexible a. to be stretched - easily shaped






5. V. to think about or prepare for something ahead of time syn. predict






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






7. Inactive adj. not growing or producing; asleep






8. Creative a. something newly introduced; creative






9. Deliberately adv. done for a special reason






10. Ignore v. to pay no attention






11. Manage v. to deal with or control






12. Produce v. to cause something new to exist; to create






13. Disorganized adj. being in complete disorder and confusion






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






15. Unjustified a. without good reason or cause; inappropriate






16. Engage v. to become completely occupied or involved






17. Rarely adj. almost never






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






19. Require v. to have to do sth n a2 av






20. Inconsistent adj. not agreeing with the facts or previous statements made on the subject; declared wrong






21. Refuse v. to refuse






22. Characteristic n. specific qualities that distinguish one from another






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






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






25. Overwhelming a. difficult; causing worry or fear






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






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






28. Dangerous adj. very serious or unsafe; finding fault






29. Secret a. to be said or written in recret n v






30. Disregard v. to ignore or neglect a






31. Disclose v. to uncover; to expose






32. Around av. almost correct; not exact n v=a






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






34. Summarized adj. made smaller; shortened; merged






35. Switch n. a change in position or direction






36. Expectedly adv. in a way that foretells future events






37. Symbolize v. to give an example






38. Prominence n. fame






39. Confront v. to be in the presence of and oppose






40. Adv. can be seen syn. noticeably






41. Growth n. the act of making larger v a






42. Meaningless adj. not important; of little value






43. Concept n. an idea - belief - or opinion






44. Methodically adv. done according to a plan a






45. Adj. value in doing something syn. rewarding






46. Adj. of unclear meaning; something that can be understood in more than one way syn. vague






47. Attract v. to make efforts to attain or gain something






48. Conclude v. to finish; to reach a climax or the highest point






49. Chief adj. the central or most important part






50. Expansive adj. having a lot of room