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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Ignore v. to pay no attention






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






3. Instinctive adj. unplanned; uncontrolled






4. Meticulous a. showing serious purpose; one who works carefully and with enthusiasm






5. Manage v. to deal with or control






6. Adv. very; to an unusual degree syn. extremely






7. Apex n. the highest point






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






9. Basic adj. simple; not complex






10. Disturb v. to shake or move; to cause worry






11. Adj. ordinary syn. frequent






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






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






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






15. Hypothetically adv. according to a reasoned - but not proven - point of view






16. Bright adj. sending out in all directions - especially heat or light






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






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






19. Alter v. to change in form or appearance






20. Quality n. the standard of; the degree of goodness






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






22. Doubtful a. not probable






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






24. Poisonous adj. harmful; capable of being fatal






25. Openly adv. in a way clearly seen; not done secretly






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






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






28. Adj. odd or strange; eager to learn syn. peculiar






29. Disappearing adj. going out of sight






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






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






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






33. Concisely adv. short - usually in time






34. V. to divide among people or to give out syn. dispense






35. Methodically adv. done according to a plan a






36. Slight a. a little






37. Observe v. to sense; to become aware of






38. Convenience n. something that makes life easier or more enjoyable






39. Conj. in spite of the fact - regardless of the fact syn. although






40. Circulate v. to cause to move in many different directions






41. Expansive adj. having a lot of room






42. V. to make pure; to improve syn. perfect (verb)






43. V. to change a belief or behavior by argument or reason syn. convince






44. N. the act of disagreeing; not giving approval syn. objection






45. Conquer v. to defeat - fight with success; to take control of an individual






46. Faint adj. not bright or clear






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






48. Moderate a. very small; in form - but not in substance






49. Neglect v. to leave out - not include n a






50. Humor n. a joke; a funny story