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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Retrieve v. to get back; to have something returned






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






3. Prove v. to make certain; give support






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






5. Astute adj. intelligent; resourceful






6. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






7. Ineffective adj. not strong; incapable






8. Explain v. to make more easily understood; to make clear






9. Chief adj. the central or most important part






10. Remind v. to call up or produce memories or feelings; to cause to remember






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






12. V. to make stronger in feeling or quality syn. heighten






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






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






15. Essential adj. a primary or basic element






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






17. Carelessly adv. by accident; without paying attention; unexpectedly






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






19. Expectedly adv. in a way that foretells future events






20. Logical a. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented n v av






21. Strange a. unusual; uncommon n av






22. Discriminate v. to hear - see - or recognize differences






23. Located adj. being found in a certain place






24. Adj. of unclear meaning; something that can be understood in more than one way syn. vague






25. Adj. quick; without warning syn. sudden






26. Principal a. the most noticeable or powerful element n v av






27. Delete v. to remove - free oneself of something






28. Separate v. to organize; to make clear






29. Support v. to express approval






30. V. to have the same opinion or draw the same conclusion syn. agree






31. Unavoidable a. sth that cannot be prevented from happening n av






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






33. Complex adj. something with a large number of parts; full of details






34. Speculate v. to think that sth is true - but having no proof n=v n a






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






36. Trigger v. to cause or produce negative behavior






37. Concrete adj. real; that which can be felt






38. Prep. ph. in addition to - alongside syn. along with






39. Establish v. to set up or create an office; to place in a fixed position






40. Adj. attractive or interesting syn. alluring






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






42. Erratic adj. not consistent; irregular






43. Unjustified a. without good reason or cause; inappropriate






44. Prominence n. fame






45. Adv. regularly; usually done syn. ordinarily






46. Remarkable adj. deserving positive recognition or attention






47. Imitate v. to copy an action






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






49. N. the coming or appearance of something syn. arrival






50. Diversion n. something that holds interest and is enjoyable