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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Diverse adj. to select or represent something chosen from many sources or places






2. V. to remove - take out - or take back syn. extract






3. Senseless adj. done without thought or consideration






4. Medium adj. not too much - not too little






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






6. V. to suggest or plan to do something syn. suggest






7. Adj. not easy to bend; firm; inflexible syn. stiff






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






9. Adj. very intelligent - smart - clever syn. perceptive






10. Appropriate adj. appropriate; correct; convenient






11. Money n. monetary unit; cash






12. Meaningless adj. not important; of little value






13. Rarely adj. almost never






14. Slight a. a little






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






16. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe






17. Weakening adj. weakening






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






19. Evidently adv. in a clear - easy-to-understand way






20. Manage v. to deal with or control






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






22. Strange adj. unusual






23. Deteriorate v. to wear away; disappear slowly






24. Adj. attractive or interesting syn. alluring






25. Adj. weak in health or in body syn. fragile






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






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






28. Incorporate v. to become a part of






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






30. Possible a. able to be done a av






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






32. V. to promote - help - or support syn. stimulate






33. Rumored dv. to know by report; unconfirmed; supposedly






34. Disregard v. to ignore or neglect a






35. Display v. to show or demonstrate






36. Picturesque a. concerning pleasant natural surroundings n2 av






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






38. Ridiculous a. clearly false - without reason n av






39. Bias n. an opinion formed in advance without experience or knowledge of something v a






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






41. Combination n. the mixing of separate things to form a whole






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






43. Disappear v. to vanish






44. Ignorant adj. to be unaware of or forgetful






45. Strange a. unusual; uncommon n av






46. Discriminate v. to hear - see - or recognize differences






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






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






49. Hazardous adj. not safe - firm - or steady






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