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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Economical a. able to be done - usually refers to something you can do without damage or loss v






2. Weakening adj. weakening






3. V. to confuse to a point at which no progress can be made syn. puzzle






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






5. Adj. attractive or interesting syn. alluring






6. Cover v. the length of time or distance from one limit to the other; to cross






7. Polluted a. to make something impure by adding something dirty or a poisonous substance n v






8. Predictive a. correctly telling about future events n2 v av






9. Rich adj. able to produce abundantly






10. Manage v. to deal with or control






11. Clarify v. to understand the meaning of something






12. Stop v. to stop or discontinue






13. Renew v. to restore to life or bring back into memory






14. Commonplace adj. existing widely or commonly






15. Annoying a. the state of being inside when not desired to be there by others n2 v av






16. Engage v. to become completely occupied or involved






17. Surround v. to make a circle around






18. Diverse adj. to select or represent something chosen from many sources or places






19. Selection n. a variety






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






21. Remind v. to call up or produce memories or feelings; to cause to remember






22. Safety n. the feeling of freedom from danger - doubt - or worry






23. Intensify v. to cause to become greater n a






24. Diversion n. something that holds interest and is enjoyable






25. Apex n. the highest point






26. Summarized adj. made smaller; shortened; merged






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






28. V. to study something carefully; to separate into parts for study syn. examine






29. Detectable a. noticeable; easily seen n v av






30. Legislate v. to pass a law






31. N. the coming or appearance of something syn. arrival






32. Objective a. with no preconceptions






33. Appropriately adv. having a tendency to do something; likely






34. Achievement n. a victory; a success v=n a2






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






36. Adj. strong in one's opinion - firm in conviction - to find out syn. resolute






37. Enlarge v. to make larger or greater






38. Insulting adj. causing anger; rude; being unpleasant






39. Definite adj. clearly noticed; different






40. N. enthusiastic approval; applause syn. praise






41. Thrive v. growing at a fast pace






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






43. Adj. very surprising syn. astonishing






44. Consistent adj. every part being the same






45. Incorrect a. having errors n






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






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






48. Image n. a picture or element cast back






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






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