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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Inactive adj. not growing or producing; asleep






2. Emotional adj. something that captures the imagination; exciting






3. Ineffective adj. not strong; incapable






4. Energetic a. showing good health; in good shape n






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






6. Enduring adj. forever; without end






7. Image n. a picture or element cast back






8. Display n. a show or exhibit






9. Slight a. a little






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






11. Resist v. to show little fear or regard for rules or established norms; to change






12. Fragment n. a very small piece of something






13. Openly adv. in a way clearly seen; not done secretly






14. Practical adj. easy to reach; near; suitable to one's needs






15. Summarized adj. made smaller; shortened; merged






16. Remarkable adj. deserving positive recognition or attention






17. Exceptional a. worthy of mention; uncommon






18. Freely av. willingly; easily






19. Colonize v. to establish a home; to resolve a disagreement






20. Secret a. to be said or written in recret n v






21. Adj. continuing syn. current






22. Distribution n. a share; a part set aside for a special purpose; an assignment of portions v a






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






24. Movement n. the state of changing one's position






25. Exceptional adj. excellent quality; above all the rest






26. Adj. acclaimed; well-known and popular syn. renowned






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






28. Presumably adv. according to reports or hearsay; widely believed or accepted






29. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






30. Dispersed a. to be spread out or separated widely v






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






32. Adj. odd or strange; eager to learn syn. peculiar






33. Outdated adv. being old fashioned; no longer in general use






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






35. Methods n. ways






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






37. V. to cause a conflict or argument syn. initiate






38. Chief adj. the central or most important part






39. Survive v. to fight without surrender; to persist






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






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






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






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






44. V. to interest greatly syn. fascinate






45. Persevere v. to last; to suffer pain






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






47. Strong adj. powerful - full of action






48. Elated a. to be satisfied; very happy n a






49. Cover v. the length of time or distance from one limit to the other; to cross






50. Doubtful a. not probable