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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Adj. not fine or smooth; not delicate syn. rough






2. Essential adj. a primary or basic element






3. Firmly adv. being fixed in place; close; leaving no freedom






4. Quickly adv. showing sensitivity or quick thinking; showing a quick change in direction






5. Disregard v. to ignore or neglect a






6. Defend v. to show to be right or reasomable; to support






7. Events n. natural events or facts; strange or notable n pl a






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






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






10. Enlarge v. to make larger or greater






11. Automatically adv. in an unthinking manner; not chosen






12. Ineffective adj. not strong; incapable






13. Immediately adv. happening immediately; in a short period of time n a






14. Picturesque a. concerning pleasant natural surroundings n2 av






15. Adj. full of life - action - or power syn. vigorous






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






17. Adj. extremely large syn. massive






18. Trigger v. to cause or produce negative behavior






19. Deliberately adv. with define purpose and planning n






20. Conceal v. to hide the usual appearance of something (n=v) a






21. Arbitrary adj. not chosen carefully; unplanned






22. Aspect n. element or component






23. Excessive a. a large amount or quantity; more than reasonable






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






25. Creative a. something newly introduced; creative






26. Strong adj. powerful - full of action






27. Color n. color






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






29. Inherent a. being a primary part of something






30. V. to specify - name - or select to do to a task; to indicate syn. assign






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






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






33. Exceptional a. worthy of mention; uncommon






34. Intense adj. extreme; harmful






35. Recently adv. caught or produced not long ago






36. Thorough adj. far below the surface; complete understanding






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






38. Unaware adj. unable to see or understand; to conceal; showing poor judgment or understanding






39. Tremendous adj. very large






40. Adv. no one else; nothing else; not shared syn. restrictively






41. Free v. to allow to come out; to give freedom






42. Adj. allowable or satisfactory syn. permissible






43. Incorrect a. having errors n






44. Characteristic n. specific qualities that distinguish one from another






45. Average a. of average quality; not good or bad n






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






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






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






49. Retain v. to catch and hold onto - usually by trickery; deceived






50. Weakening adj. weakening