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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Dangerous adj. threatening or risky; harmful






2. Adj. weak in health or in body syn. fragile






3. Incorrect a. having errors n






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






5. Thrive v. growing at a fast pace






6. Stop v. to stop or discontinue






7. Original a.sth unusual - uncommon; new






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






9. Adj. an action or decision made with little thought - order - or reason syn. haphazard






10. Inactive adj. not growing or producing; asleep






11. Finally adv. to happen at some time in the future - usually gradually






12. Insight n. knowledge and understanding






13. Display n. a show or exhibit






14. V. to suggest or plan to do something syn. suggest






15. Instinctive adj. unplanned; uncontrolled






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






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






18. Recognize v. to know - remember - and accept the existence of something






19. Adv. can be seen syn. noticeably






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






21. Similar a. being almost of the same type or time; comparable a=v






22. Evidently adv. in a clear - easy-to-understand way






23. Conscientiously adj. done with persistence and hard work; with attention to details






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






25. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe






26. Abundant a. more than sufficient






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






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






29. Noticeably adv. attracting attention






30. Instruct v. to give information or understanding to someone






31. Role n. the normal purpose of something






32. Concept n. an idea - belief - or opinion






33. Switch n. a change in position or direction






34. Enormous adj. very large






35. Bias n. an opinion formed in advance without experience or knowledge of something v a






36. Adj. causing confusion and interruption syn. disturbing






37. Rumored dv. to know by report; unconfirmed; supposedly






38. Display v. to show or demonstrate






39. Complex adj. something with a large number of parts; full of details






40. Practical adj. easy to reach; near; suitable to one's needs






41. Remote adj. something that cannot be reached or communicated with






42. Hesitatingly av. unwillingly n a






43. Persevere v. to last; to suffer pain






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






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






46. Distribute v. to cause to move along a fixed path; to move freely






47. Adv. regularly; usually done syn. ordinarily






48. Sturdy adj. something that last a long time






49. V. to get the facts or withdraw out the truth syn. extract






50. Enduring adj. forever; without end