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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Deliberately adv. with define purpose and planning n






2. Appear v. to come into vieww - or existence






3. Adv. being measured or judged by comparison syn. relatively






4. Ignorant adj. to be unaware of or forgetful






5. Adv. enough; in a satisfying manner syn. adequately






6. Possible a. able to be done a av






7. Adj. very intelligent - smart - clever syn. perceptive






8. Exceptional a. worthy of mention; uncommon






9. Invent v. to make up - usually with an intent to fool or trick; to lie n a






10. Adj. displeasing - objectionable - or bad syn. unfavorable






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






12. Adj. quick; without warning syn. sudden






13. V. to confuse to a point at which no progress can be made syn. puzzle






14. Afterwards adv. following; coming after something






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






16. V. to follow established rules or patterns of behavior syn. adapt






17. Enduring adj. forever; without end






18. Senseless adj. done without thought or consideration






19. Develop v. to grow; to go through a period of change






20. Emphasize v. to emphasize the part of a greater whole






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






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






23. Dry adj. being of little rain or water






24. Hesitatingly av. unwillingly n a






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






26. Reflect v. to show - as in a mirror






27. Humanitarian a. a feeling of love for people - usually resulting in financial aid to worthy causes n2






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






29. Critical adj. of great importance; extremely necessary






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






31. Adj. intensely bright or colorful; intelligent syn. radiant






32. Ignore v. to pay no attention






33. Precise adj. careful and exact






34. Thick adj. closely packed or crowded; difficult to see though






35. Adj. very surprising syn. astonishing






36. Exhibit v. to show; reveal






37. Display v. to show or demonstrate






38. Inconsistent adj. not agreeing with the facts or previous statements made on the subject; declared wrong






39. Definite adj. clearly noticed; different






40. Adj. strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease syn. tenacious






41. Response n. a reply; a change that occurs when substances are mixed






42. Growth n. the act of making larger v a






43. Calm a. quiet - not easy upset






44. Adj. of great importance; full of life syn. indispensable






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






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






47. Impose v. to state demands with the power to enforce






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






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






50. Objective adj. showing no favoritism; being fair or just