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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Renew v. to restore to life or bring back into memory






2. Grind v. to press together so as to completely distort the shape or nature of the object






3. Adv. no one else; nothing else; not shared syn. restrictively






4. Peacefulness n. calm; quietness






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






6. Enlarge v. to make larger or greater






7. Typical adj. an easily recognized quality of something






8. Legislate v. to pass a law






9. Attract v. to make efforts to attain or gain something






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






11. Inactive adj. not growing or producing; asleep






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






13. Tiny adj. of little consequence; very small






14. Superficial adj. not far from top to bottom






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






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






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






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






19. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






20. Selection n. a variety






21. Apex n. the highest point






22. Commonplace adj. existing widely or commonly






23. Conceal v. to hide the usual appearance of something (n=v) a






24. Unconvinced adj. to question the truthfulness of information presented as fact; to nott trust






25. Methodically adv. done according to a plan a






26. Thriving a. active and growing; healthy v






27. Enormous adj. very large






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






29. Calm a. quiet - not easy upset






30. V. to divide among people or to give out syn. dispense






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






32. Meaningless adj. not important; of little value






33. Supposedly adv. reported - but not confirmed n v a






34. Major adj. primary or principal; having or exercising control over something






35. Adj. difficult or painful to experience; not able to accept different ways of thought or behavior syn. unbearable






36. Adj. quick; without warning syn. sudden






37. Discriminating adj. carefully chosen






38. Concept n. an idea - belief - or opinion






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






40. Nonetheless conj. in spite of that






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






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






43. Monotonous a. long and tiring n






44. Arrange v. to place into groups according to type






45. Senseless adj. done without thought or consideration






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






47. Thriving dj. successful - wealthy






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






49. Thrive v. growing at a fast pace






50. Persuade v. to make someone see things your way