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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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






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






3. Manage v. to deal with or control






4. Deteriorate v. to wear away; disappear slowly






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






6. Adj. very surprising syn. astonishing






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






8. Faint adj. not bright or clear






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






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






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






12. Strange adj. unusual






13. Inconsistent adj. not agreeing with the facts or previous statements made on the subject; declared wrong






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






15. Thriving a. active and growing; healthy v






16. Disturb v. to shake or move; to cause worry






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






18. Adj. causing confusion and interruption syn. disturbing






19. Alter v. to change from one form or state to another






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






21. Overstate v. to make something more than what it is






22. Thrive v. growing at a fast pace






23. Induce v. to cause something to happen; to do quickly; to be on time n av






24. Beginning n. in the beginning stages of development n a






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






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






27. Meticulous a. showing serious purpose; one who works carefully and with enthusiasm






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






29. Imitate v. to copy an action






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






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






32. Distribute v. to cause to move along a fixed path; to move freely






33. Elated a. to be satisfied; very happy n a






34. Reflect v. to show - as in a mirror






35. Protected a. protected from harmful elements; isolated from reality n=v






36. Typically av. commonly - usually n2 v a






37. Encounter v. to find or discover - usually by chance or mistake






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






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






40. Display n. a show or exhibit






41. Appropriately adv. having a tendency to do something; likely






42. Renowned adj. famous; having a high position






43. Adj. allowable or satisfactory syn. permissible






44. Unaware adj. unable to see or understand; to conceal; showing poor judgment or understanding






45. Calm a. quiet - not easy upset






46. Cautiously adv. in a careful - polite manner a






47. Neglect v. to leave out - not include n a






48. Adj. something from a long time ago; very old syn. old






49. Adv. having no order or pattern; by chance syn. arbitrarily; carelessly






50. Generate v. to initiate - cause or start