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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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






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






3. Selection n. a variety






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






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






6. Adj. attractive or interesting syn. alluring






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






8. Carry v. to move from one place to another






9. Absolutely adv. clearly true






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






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






12. Money n. monetary unit; cash






13. Doubtful a. not probable






14. Assist v. to be useful or helpful






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






16. Display v. to show or demonstrate






17. Secluded adj. kept separated from others






18. Firmly adv. being fixed in place; close; leaving no freedom






19. Renowned adj. famous; having a high position






20. Communicate v. to tell - to show a connection between two things n2 a






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






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






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






24. Attain v. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase to the amount of something






25. Recently adv. caught or produced not long ago






26. Methodically adv. done according to a plan a






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






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






29. Foreign sales n. products sold abroad






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






31. Irritating adj. making worse; annoying






32. Stimulate v. to promote growth or development






33. Stop v. to stop or discontinue






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






35. V. to alert someone of danger - warn someone to take care or pay attention to something syn. warn






36. Disregard v. to ignore or neglect a






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






38. Debatable adj. something that causes disagreement or argument.






39. V. to give back or bring back something; to return to the original condition syn. revitalize






40. V. to produce - to carry; to show; to endure syn. yield






41. Adv. very; to an unusual degree syn. extremely






42. Possible a. able to be done a av






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






44. Crest n. the top of a mountain range; a raised part of any surface






45. Evade v. to escape in a tricky way






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






47. Different adj. various; distinct from others






48. Thriving a. active and growing; healthy v






49. Quickly adv. showing sensitivity or quick thinking; showing a quick change in direction






50. V. to hit one object against another with violent force; to be in opposition syn. crash