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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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






2. Old-fashioned a. too old to be presently useful; outmoded n






3. Selection n. a variety






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






5. House n. where people live






6. Irritating adj. making worse; annoying






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






8. Communicate v. to make something know to others; to communicate






9. Quality n. the standard of; the degree of goodness






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






11. Humor n. a joke; a funny story






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






13. Apex n. the highest point






14. Enormous adj. very large






15. Absolutely adv. clearly true






16. Shelter v. to give protection; to not express a desire or opinion - usually bad






17. Adj. ordinary syn. frequent






18. Adj. causing confusion and interruption syn. disturbing






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






20. Monotonous a. long and tiring n






21. Elements n. things combined to make something; the contents of something






22. Ignore v. to pay no attention






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






24. Characteristic n. something that is thought to belong to a person or thing; a quality by which something is identified






25. Disappear v. to vanish






26. V. to think about or prepare for something ahead of time syn. predict






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






28. Carry v. to move from one place to another






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






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






31. Summarized adj. made smaller; shortened; merged






32. Detectable a. noticeable; easily seen n v av






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






34. Adv. being in existence - real or factual syn. truly






35. V. to promote - help - or support syn. stimulate






36. Insight n. knowledge and understanding






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






38. V. to increase in a positive way - such as in value - power - or beauty syn. strengthen






39. Display v. to show or demonstrate






40. Inclined to a. likely to do something






41. N. an ability - happening - or opportunity that has not occured or been developed syn. possibility






42. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






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






44. Adj. value in doing something syn. rewarding






45. Inactive adj. not growing or producing; asleep






46. Afterwards adv. following; coming after something






47. Adj. continuous; refusing to give up; firm in action or decision syn. constant






48. Story n. a report of an event; money kept in a bank; a statement of something used or received - usually a financial report n2 v a






49. Economical a. able to be done - usually refers to something you can do without damage or loss v






50. Adj. calling attention to; pleasing; creating syn. appealing