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TOEFL Essential Vocab
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1. Adj. ordinary syn. frequent
attractive
commonplace
measurable
fertile
2. Adj. to be in a disordered - disturbed or unstable condition syn. chaotic
emphasize
turbulent
currency
oblivious
3. Image n. a picture or element cast back
reflection
inaccessible
infancy
shed
4. Appear v. to come into vieww - or existence
enact
mediorce
obtain
emerge
5. Crawl v. to move slowly and quietly close to the ground; to begin to happen
innovative
creep
enhance
persuade
6. Obtain v. to gain or come to possess
acquire
ingredients
exhibit
approximately
7. Adj. continuing syn. current
inactive
vigorous
ongoing
encompass
8. Discriminate v. to hear - see - or recognize differences
perceive
cultivate
exceedingly
distinguish
9. Recover v. to find and bring back n a
nevertheless
retrieve
harvest
vanishing
10. Ignore v. to pay no attention
disregard
fertile
chiefly
narrow
11. Adj. needing careful treatment; sensitive - easily broken syn. fragile
disruptive
prosperous
delicate
burgeon
12. Bizarre a. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms
outlandish
diligent
partisan
narrow
13. Characteristic n. something that is thought to belong to a person or thing; a quality by which something is identified
feign
transform
attribute
accentuate
14. Deform v. to change from the original shape or condition - usually in an unnatural way
brilliant
ridge
confirm
distort
15. Somewhat av. a part of the whole; incomplete a av2
heighten
supposedly
vanishing
partially
16. Primary adj. simple in structurre - easy to do
woo
elementary
haphazardly
convenient
17. Presumably adv. according to reports or hearsay; widely believed or accepted
supposedly
somewhat
inadvertently
persistent
18. Adj. strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease syn. tenacious
adverse
crush
resilient
varied
19. Cautiously adv. in a careful - polite manner a
appealing
negligible
ancient
discreetly
20. Creative a. something newly introduced; creative
innovative
justify
potent
radiant
21. Inconsistent adj. no regular pattern in thiinkiing ar movement; changeable without reason
curative
acknowledge
erratic
elude
22. Logical a. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented n v av
ridge
diverse
coherent
witticism
23. Wonder n. something that surprises or impresses
stream
conventional
practical
marvel
24. V. to promote - help - or support syn. stimulate
fallacious
unwarranted
encourage
feign
25. River n. a natural flow of something; a pouring out
element
noteworthy
stream
dignitary
26. Adj. something from a long time ago; very old syn. old
convenient
particle
astounding
ancient
27. Response n. a reply; a change that occurs when substances are mixed
dramatic
heighten
zenith
reaction
28. Remote adj. something that cannot be reached or communicated with
inaccessible
encircle
temp
acquire
29. Clarify v. to understand the meaning of something
proportions
eclectic
interpret
attractive
30. Unavoidable a. sth that cannot be prevented from happening n av
inevitable
conceal
overcome
selective
31. Display v. to show or demonstrate
emphasize
exhibit
antiquated
entirely
32. Biased a. strongly supporting a group or point of view
indifferent
indiscriminate
partisan
conform
33. Emphasize v. to highlight - to give more importance to
face
idol
accentuate
crucial
34. Apparent adj. easy to see - usually because of some proof
inaccessible
evident
elude
potent
35. Tremendous adj. very large
reaction
sustained
suitable
enormous
36. Attain v. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase to the amount of something
absurd
minuscule
idol
gain
37. V. to change or make different syn. modify
harmful
instantly
scenic
alter
38. Quantity n. the amount of something contained in a space
volume
pattern
ridge
commonplace
39. Different adj. various; distinct from others
striking
diverse
determined
propose
40. Insignificant a. hardly noticeable; scarcelt detectable; to ignore; to give little attention n2 a3 av
negligible
function
anticipate
portray
41. Color n. color
actually
hue
scattered
valid
42. Rich adj. able to produce abundantly
reflection
pass
prosperous
fertile
43. Adv. the most important or most common syn. mostly
antiquated
inordinate
chiefly
freshly
44. Selection n. a variety
intensify
assortment
diverse
renown
45. N. an invented story or idea syn. legend
streamline
element
complex
myth
46. Resist v. to show little fear or regard for rules or established norms; to change
visibly
defy
ambiguous
controversial
47. Survive v. to fight without surrender; to persist
withstand
evolve
evident
circulate
48. Switch n. a change in position or direction
measurable
shift
sustained
limber
49. Freely av. willingly; easily
retrieve
readily
emerge
renown
50. Dry adj. being of little rain or water
arid
intricate
balanced
instantly