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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Overwhelm v. to flood n






2. Disregard v. to ignore or neglect a






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






4. Miscalculated adj. guessed lower than the actual quality or quantity






5. River n. a natural flow of something; a pouring out






6. Uncomplicated adj. easy to understand; simple; honest






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






8. Safety n. the feeling of freedom from danger - doubt - or worry






9. Adv. having no order or pattern; by chance syn. arbitrarily; carelessly






10. Hesitatingly av. unwillingly n a






11. Display v. to show or demonstrate






12. Celebrity n. a very important or famous person - usually associated with a high position in government






13. Neglect v. to leave out - not include n a






14. Adj. very surprising syn. astonishing






15. Aspect n. element or component






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






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






18. Steady a. having good quality - being well made; firm; not a gas or liquid n v






19. Adj. by itself; with no association syn. independent






20. Inconsistent adj. no regular pattern in thiinkiing ar movement; changeable without reason






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






22. Wonder n. something that surprises or impresses






23. Disappear v. to vanish






24. Resistance n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement v a2






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






26. V. to study something carefully; to separate into parts for study syn. examine






27. Stimulate v. to promote growth or development






28. Require v. to have to do sth n a2 av






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






30. Similar to a. alike in some way n






31. Intensify v. to cause to become greater n a






32. Apathetic adj. being uninterested or not caring about something






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






34. Poisonous adj. harmful; capable of being fatal






35. Events n. natural events or facts; strange or notable n pl a






36. Concisely adv. short - usually in time






37. Specific adj. a certain way or thing; unusual; hard to please






38. Oblige v. to make something happen by necessity or force a






39. V. to make something difficult to see syn. cloud






40. Typically av. commonly - usually n2 v a






41. Flexible a. to be stretched - easily shaped






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






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






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






45. Dimension n. of great size or importance n v a av






46. Encounter v. to find or discover - usually by chance or mistake






47. Adj. allowable or satisfactory syn. permissible






48. Adj. modern - up-to-date - or (n.) person living at the same time as another person syn. current






49. Disturb v. to shake or move; to cause worry






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