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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Shortage n. a need for; an insufficient amount






2. Faint adj. not bright or clear






3. Engage v. to become completely occupied or involved






4. V. to cause a conflict or argument syn. initiate






5. Approve v. to accept formally by vote n a






6. Complex a. having many parts; finely detailed n av






7. Persuade v. to make someone see things your way






8. Freely av. willingly; easily






9. Adj. displeasing - objectionable - or bad syn. unfavorable






10. V. to increase in a positive way - such as in value - power - or beauty syn. strengthen






11. Adj. nonstop - continual - or never-ending syn. constant






12. Capriciously adv. acting without thinking






13. Establish v. to establish - start up






14. Stimulate v. to promote growth or development






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






16. Emphasize v. to emphasize the part of a greater whole






17. Impose v. to state demands with the power to enforce






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






19. Overwhelm v. to flood n






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






21. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






22. Apathetic adj. being uninterested or not caring about something






23. Evade v. to escape in a tricky way






24. Absolutely adv. clearly true






25. Beginning n. in the beginning stages of development n a






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






27. Adj. to be complementary or appropriate; a good match syn. compatible






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






29. Extensive adj. found everywhere






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






31. Adj. to be the only one of a kind; special syn. rare






32. Calm a. quiet - not easy upset






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






34. Adj. intensely bright or colorful; intelligent syn. radiant






35. Regularly a.occuring at specific - determind period of time






36. Methods n. ways






37. Disclose v. to uncover; to expose






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






39. Gather n. the act of collecting a crop; the crops gathered






40. Secluded adj. kept separated from others






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






42. V. to throw off naturally; to give out syn. discard






43. Economical a. able to be done - usually refers to something you can do without damage or loss v






44. Inherent a. being a primary part of something






45. Adv. being in existence - real or factual syn. truly






46. Thin a. small from one side to the other; limited n






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






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






49. Objective adj. showing no favoritism; being fair or just






50. Authentic adj. reasonable - lawful