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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. V. to send out; give off syn. release






2. House n. where people live






3. Induce v. to cause something to happen; to do quickly; to be on time n av






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






5. Prep. ph. in addition to - alongside syn. along with






6. Expectedly adv. in a way that foretells future events






7. Produce v. to cause something new to exist; to create






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






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






10. V. to change or make different syn. modify






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






12. Concrete adj. real; that which can be felt






13. Regularly a.occuring at specific - determind period of time






14. Methods n. ways






15. Debatable adj. something that causes disagreement or argument.






16. V. to hit one object against another with violent force; to be in opposition syn. crash






17. Insignificant a. hardly noticeable; scarcelt detectable; to ignore; to give little attention n2 a3 av






18. Absolutely adv. clearly true






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






20. Defect n. a small sign of damage that makes an item imperfect






21. Instinctive adj. unplanned; uncontrolled






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






23. Sufficient adj. more than enough






24. Similar to a. alike in some way n






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






26. Enlarge v. to make larger or greater






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






28. V. to prevent movement - progress - or success syn. block






29. Commonplace adj. existing widely or commonly






30. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






31. Display v. to show or demonstrate






32. Insulting adj. causing anger; rude; being unpleasant






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






34. Dangerous adj. threatening or risky; harmful






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






36. Surround v. to make a circle around






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






38. Appeal n. a special quality that endears other people to the person who has this quality






39. Prevent v. to stop from occurring; to turn away






40. V. to alert someone of danger - warn someone to take care or pay attention to something syn. warn






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






42. Adj. ordinary syn. frequent






43. Extensive adj. found everywhere






44. Strange adj. unusual






45. Diverse a. being of many different types n4 v a2 av






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






47. Monotonous a. long and tiring n






48. Aspect n. element or component






49. Proven a. proven with written evidence n v a






50. Dimensions n. the relationship of size or importance when compared to another object or person a2 (--> av2)