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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Astute adj. intelligent; resourceful






2. Adj. very surprising syn. astonishing






3. Events n. natural events or facts; strange or notable n pl a






4. Imposing adj. causing admiration because of an object's importance - size - or quality






5. V. to make something difficult to see syn. cloud






6. Significant adj. important; strongly made; of value






7. Gain v. to gain or secure something






8. Establish v. to establish - start up






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






10. Typically av. commonly - usually n2 v a






11. Adj. acclaimed; well-known and popular syn. renowned






12. V. to change a belief or behavior by argument or reason syn. convince






13. Collect v. to collect






14. Hero n. a person or image that is loyally admired or respected






15. Consume v. to use up; to reduce greatly






16. Somewhat av. a part of the whole; incomplete a av2






17. V. to make rich; to make something of greater value syn. enhance






18. Sturdy adj. something that last a long time






19. Instinctive adj. unplanned; uncontrolled






20. Predictive a. correctly telling about future events n2 v av






21. Hardly adv. almost not






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






23. Shallow adj. simple; not deeep; near the surface






24. Deliberately adv. with define purpose and planning n






25. V. to send out; give off syn. release






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






27. Diverse a. being of many different types n4 v a2 av






28. Typical adj. an easily recognized quality of something






29. Relate v. to tell a story; relate n3 a=n






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






31. V. to interest greatly syn. fascinate






32. Adv. making something appear true or good when it is false or bad syn. misleadingly






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






34. Remarkable adj. deserving positive recognition or attention






35. V. to give up control syn. abdicate






36. Remark v. to say; relate in written form






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






38. Phenomenal adj. unusual in a positive way






39. Essential adj. a primary or basic element






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






41. Brilliant adj. lively; powerful; full of action; bright






42. Hide v. to prevent from being seen or discovered






43. Clarify v. to understand the meaning of something






44. Bizarre a. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms






45. Apathetic adj. being uninterested or not caring about something






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






47. Ancient a. very old - old-fashioned - no longer used






48. Adj. of great importance; full of life syn. indispensable






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






50. Strange adj. unusual