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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Adj. ordinary syn. frequent






2. Adj. to be in a disordered - disturbed or unstable condition syn. chaotic






3. Image n. a picture or element cast back






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






5. Crawl v. to move slowly and quietly close to the ground; to begin to happen






6. Obtain v. to gain or come to possess






7. Adj. continuing syn. current






8. Discriminate v. to hear - see - or recognize differences






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






10. Ignore v. to pay no attention






11. Adj. needing careful treatment; sensitive - easily broken syn. fragile






12. Bizarre a. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms






13. Characteristic n. something that is thought to belong to a person or thing; a quality by which something is identified






14. Deform v. to change from the original shape or condition - usually in an unnatural way






15. Somewhat av. a part of the whole; incomplete a av2






16. Primary adj. simple in structurre - easy to do






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






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






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






20. Creative a. something newly introduced; creative






21. Inconsistent adj. no regular pattern in thiinkiing ar movement; changeable without reason






22. Logical a. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented n v av






23. Wonder n. something that surprises or impresses






24. V. to promote - help - or support syn. stimulate






25. River n. a natural flow of something; a pouring out






26. Adj. something from a long time ago; very old syn. old






27. Response n. a reply; a change that occurs when substances are mixed






28. Remote adj. something that cannot be reached or communicated with






29. Clarify v. to understand the meaning of something






30. Unavoidable a. sth that cannot be prevented from happening n av






31. Display v. to show or demonstrate






32. Biased a. strongly supporting a group or point of view






33. Emphasize v. to highlight - to give more importance to






34. Apparent adj. easy to see - usually because of some proof






35. Tremendous adj. very large






36. Attain v. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase to the amount of something






37. V. to change or make different syn. modify






38. Quantity n. the amount of something contained in a space






39. Different adj. various; distinct from others






40. Insignificant a. hardly noticeable; scarcelt detectable; to ignore; to give little attention n2 a3 av






41. Color n. color






42. Rich adj. able to produce abundantly






43. Adv. the most important or most common syn. mostly






44. Selection n. a variety






45. N. an invented story or idea syn. legend






46. Resist v. to show little fear or regard for rules or established norms; to change






47. Survive v. to fight without surrender; to persist






48. Switch n. a change in position or direction






49. Freely av. willingly; easily






50. Dry adj. being of little rain or water