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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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1. Adj. following accepted rules or standards syn. traditional






2. Remind v. to call up or produce memories or feelings; to cause to remember






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






4. Fragment n. a very small piece of something






5. Possible a. able to be done a av






6. Require v. to have to do sth n a2 av






7. Hypothetically adv. according to a reasoned - but not proven - point of view






8. Appropriate adj. appropriate; correct; convenient






9. Relinquish v. to give up; to have something taken away - usually by rule or regulation






10. Assist v. to be useful or helpful






11. Gain v. to gain or secure something






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






13. Adj. extremely large syn. massive






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






15. Movement n. the state of changing one's position






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






17. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






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






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






20. Adj. to be the only one of a kind; special syn. rare






21. Overwhelming a. difficult; causing worry or fear






22. N. enthusiastic approval; applause syn. praise






23. Dependably adv. without changing; keeping the same principles - ideas - or quality






24. Adj. strong in one's opinion - firm in conviction - to find out syn. resolute






25. Rarely adj. almost never






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






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






28. Finally adv. to happen at some time in the future - usually gradually






29. Afterwards adv. following; coming after something






30. Around av. almost correct; not exact n v=a






31. Concisely adv. short - usually in time






32. N. a recommendation syn. suggestion






33. Outdated adv. being old fashioned; no longer in general use






34. Incorrect a. having errors n






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






36. Adj. difficult to understand or explain; having many parts syn. complicated






37. Thriving dj. successful - wealthy






38. Astute adj. intelligent; resourceful






39. Communicate v. to tell - to show a connection between two things n2 a






40. Immediately adv. happening immediately; in a short period of time n a






41. Dangerous adj. threatening or risky; harmful






42. Discriminating adj. carefully chosen






43. Healing. adj. being able to restore to good condition






44. Detectable a. noticeable; easily seen n v av






45. Adv. regularly; usually done syn. ordinarily






46. Equalized a. a state where everything is of the same size or weight






47. Consistent adj. every part being the same






48. Arbitrary adj. not chosen carefully; unplanned






49. Alter v. to change in form or appearance






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