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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Insulting adj. causing anger; rude; being unpleasant






2. Thrive v. growing at a fast pace






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






4. Commonplace adj. existing widely or commonly






5. Medium adj. not too much - not too little






6. Encounter v. to find or discover - usually by chance or mistake






7. Arrange v. to place into groups according to type






8. Extensive adj. found everywhere






9. V. to remove - take out - or take back syn. extract






10. Surround v. to make a circle around






11. Probe n. a careful examination in order to determine facts n a






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






13. Intense adj. extreme; harmful






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






15. Assessable adj. able to determine how much or how many






16. Relinquish v. to give up; to have something taken away - usually by rule or regulation






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






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






19. Colonize v. to establish a home; to resolve a disagreement






20. Astute adj. intelligent; resourceful






21. V. to make rich; to make something of greater value syn. enhance






22. Disappearing adj. going out of sight






23. Symbolize v. to give an example






24. Adj. of great importance; full of life syn. indispensable






25. Clarify v. to understand the meaning of something






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






27. Adj. difficult to understand or explain; having many parts syn. complicated






28. Strange a. unusual; uncommon n av






29. Thick adj. closely packed or crowded; difficult to see though






30. Discriminating adj. carefully chosen






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






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






33. Doubtful a. not probable






34. Survey n. questionnaire; a vote of public opinion n2






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






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






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






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






39. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe






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






41. Switch n. a change in position or direction






42. Renowned adj. famous; having a high position






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






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






45. Protected a. protected from harmful elements; isolated from reality n=v






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






47. Instinctive adj. unplanned; uncontrolled






48. Overwhelming a. difficult; causing worry or fear






49. Inappropriately adv. not following established rules; not desirable






50. Movement n. the state of changing one's position