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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Ignorant adj. to be unaware of or forgetful






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






3. V. to throw off naturally; to give out syn. discard






4. Thoroughly adv. completely






5. Noticeably adv. attracting attention






6. Gather n. the act of collecting a crop; the crops gathered






7. Switch n. a change in position or direction






8. Absolutely adv. clearly true






9. Complex a. having many parts; finely detailed n av






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






11. Baffling adj. not easily understood or figured out






12. Shortage n. a need for; an insufficient amount






13. Adv. being in existence - real or factual syn. truly






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






15. Hesitatingly av. unwillingly n a






16. V. to interest greatly syn. fascinate






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






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






19. Poisonous adj. harmful; capable of being fatal






20. Typically av. commonly - usually n2 v a






21. Exhibit v. to show; reveal






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






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






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






25. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






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






27. Polluted a. to make something impure by adding something dirty or a poisonous substance n v






28. Surround v. to make a circle around






29. Dangerous adj. threatening or risky; harmful






30. Humor n. a joke; a funny story






31. Emphasize v. to highlight - to give more importance to






32. Clarify v. to understand the meaning of something






33. Annoying a. the state of being inside when not desired to be there by others n2 v av






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






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






36. Consistent adj. every part being the same






37. Decrease v. to move from good to bad - or from much little to little - to refuse






38. Appeal n. a special quality that endears other people to the person who has this quality






39. Definite adj. clearly noticed; different






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






41. Freely av. willingly; easily






42. V. to make pure; to improve syn. perfect (verb)






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






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






45. Average a. of average quality; not good or bad n






46. Dangerous adj. very serious or unsafe; finding fault






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






48. Instinctive adj. unplanned; uncontrolled






49. Consistent adj. continuing in a constant way; remaining strong






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