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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Refuse v. to refuse






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






3. Apparent adj. easy to see - usually because of some proof






4. Gain v. to gain or secure something






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






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






7. Story n. a report of an event; money kept in a bank; a statement of something used or received - usually a financial report n2 v a






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






9. Adj. continuing syn. current






10. Superficial adj. not far from top to bottom






11. Appear v. to come into vieww - or existence






12. Expansive adj. having a lot of room






13. Chief adj. the central or most important part






14. Adv. can be seen syn. noticeably






15. Aspect n. element or component






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






17. V. to prevent movement - progress - or success syn. block






18. Rarely adj. almost never






19. V. to get the facts or withdraw out the truth syn. extract






20. Conscientiously adj. done with persistence and hard work; with attention to details






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






22. Accelerate v. to cause to go faster; move forward more quickly n a av






23. Enlarge v. to make larger or greater






24. Grow v. to plan and raise a crop; to encourage growth of a relationship or friendship






25. Slight a. a little






26. Marks n. a sign or object that represents something or somebody marks






27. Automatically adv. in an unthinking manner; not chosen






28. Observe v. to sense; to become aware of






29. Hasten v. to go faster






30. Primary adj. simple in structurre - easy to do






31. Conquer v. to defeat - fight with success; to take control of an individual






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






33. Thick adj. closely packed or crowded; difficult to see though






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






35. Elements n. things combined to make something; the contents of something






36. Dependably av. in a trusted way n2 v a2






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






38. Intense adj. extreme; harmful






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






40. Resistance n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement v a2






41. Imitate v. to copy an action






42. Adj. very surprising syn. astonishing






43. Fragment n. a very small piece of something






44. V. to confuse to a point at which no progress can be made syn. puzzle






45. Switch n. a change in position or direction






46. Typically av. commonly - usually n2 v a






47. Dimensions n. the relationship of size or importance when compared to another object or person a2 (--> av2)






48. Quantity n. the amount of something contained in a space






49. Adj. extremely large syn. massive






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