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TOEFL Essential Vocab

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
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1. Imitate v. to copy an action






2. Legislate v. to pass a law






3. Remote adj. something that cannot be reached or communicated with






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






5. Dangerous adj. very risky - unsafe






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






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






8. Adj. able to move in a quick and easy way syn. nimble






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






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






11. Adv. regularly; usually done syn. ordinarily






12. Unhealthy adj. something that cause pain or damage






13. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






14. Concrete adj. real; that which can be felt






15. Sturdy adj. something that last a long time






16. Instruct v. to give information or understanding to someone






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






18. Ignore v. to pay no attention






19. Renew v. to restore to life or bring back into memory






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






21. Unclear adj. not clear; ambiguous






22. Emotional adj. something that captures the imagination; exciting






23. Economical a. able to be done - usually refers to something you can do without damage or loss v






24. Inclined to a. likely to do something






25. Functional a. convenient or effective n






26. Hasten v. to go faster






27. Prep. ph. in addition to - alongside syn. along with






28. Critical adj. of great importance; extremely necessary






29. Ineffective adj. not strong; incapable






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






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






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






33. N. a recommendation syn. suggestion






34. Repetitious adj. being excessive; showing unnecessary repetition






35. Display n. a show or exhibit






36. Original a.sth unusual - uncommon; new






37. Foreign sales n. products sold abroad






38. Complex adj. something with a large number of parts; full of details






39. Crawl v. to move slowly and quietly close to the ground; to begin to happen






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






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






42. Hardly adv. almost not






43. Explain v. to make more easily understood; to make clear






44. Concept n. an idea - belief - or opinion






45. Habit n. a regular - repeated arrangement or action






46. Biased a. strongly supporting a group or point of view






47. Adj. an action or decision made with little thought - order - or reason syn. haphazard






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






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






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