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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Conceal v. to hide the usual appearance of something (n=v) a






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






3. Insight n. knowledge and understanding






4. Similar to a. alike in some way n






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






6. Flexible a. to be stretched - easily shaped






7. Stop v. to stop or discontinue






8. Summarized adj. made smaller; shortened; merged






9. Critical adj. of great importance; extremely necessary






10. Pulse n. a regular pattern - usually in music a av






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






12. Rich adj. able to produce abundantly






13. Essential adj. a primary or basic element






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






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






16. Achievement n. a victory; a success v=n a2






17. Specific adj. a certain way or thing; unusual; hard to please






18. Simplify v. to update; to make more efficient or concise






19. Attain v. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase to the amount of something






20. Characteristic n. something that is thought to belong to a person or thing; a quality by which something is identified






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






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






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






24. Faint adj. not bright or clear






25. Arbitrary adj. not chosen carefully; unplanned






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






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






28. Overwhelm v. to flood n






29. Recover v. to find and bring back n a






30. Unclear adj. not clear; ambiguous






31. Stimulate v. to promote growth or development






32. V. to divide among people or to give out syn. dispense






33. Renowned adj. famous; having a high position






34. Collect v. to collect






35. Capriciously adv. acting without thinking






36. Adv. very; to an unusual degree syn. extremely






37. V. to think about or prepare for something ahead of time syn. predict






38. Chief adj. the central or most important part






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






40. Typical adj. an easily recognized quality of something






41. Thoroughly adv. completely






42. N. something that may help one to be successful or to gain something syn. benefit






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






44. V. to express or defend oneself strongly; to state positively syn. declare






45. Precise adj. careful and exact






46. Probe n. a careful examination in order to determine facts n a






47. V. to follow established rules or patterns of behavior syn. adapt






48. Adj. ordinary syn. frequent






49. Adj. value in doing something syn. rewarding






50. Indisputable adj. clearly able to be determined