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TOEFL Essential Vocab
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Similar to a. alike in some way n
contradictory
unbiased
vanishing
analogous
2. Located adj. being found in a certain place
shift
situated
skeptical
fabricate
3. Survive v. to fight without surrender; to persist
withstand
ongoing
practical
reluctantly
4. Unhealthy adj. something that cause pain or damage
encourage
emerge
harmful
astounding
5. Adj. full of life - action - or power syn. vigorous
prevalent
arbitrary
caliber
energetic
6. V. to hit one object against another with violent force; to be in opposition syn. crash
collide
clever
diverse
insignificant
7. Events n. natural events or facts; strange or notable n pl a
phenomena
engender
reluctantly
restore
8. Recover v. to find and bring back n a
attractive
retrieve
unmistakable
acknowledge
9. Indisputable adj. clearly able to be determined
unmistakable
classify
withdraw
dominant
10. Bias n. an opinion formed in advance without experience or knowledge of something v a
feasible
fallacious
insignificant
preconception
11. Overwhelm v. to flood n
diligent
inundate
phenomena
eliminate
12. Produce v. to cause something new to exist; to create
classify
suitable
engender
broaden
13. V. to produce - to carry; to show; to endure syn. yield
bear
advent
striking
concur
14. Dangerous adj. threatening or risky; harmful
dwelling
perilous
assimilate
release
15. Adj. causing confusion and interruption syn. disturbing
inaccessible
disruptive
impartial
instigate
16. Methods n. ways
encircle
means
discreetly
relate
17. Deteriorate v. to wear away; disappear slowly
erode
valid
facet
relinquish
18. Grow v. to plan and raise a crop; to encourage growth of a relationship or friendship
symbols
steady
nevertheless
cultivate
19. Delete v. to remove - free oneself of something
engender
unravel
deceptively
eliminate
20. Attain v. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase to the amount of something
means
gain
routinely
ongoing
21. Adj. needing careful treatment; sensitive - easily broken syn. fragile
engross
delicate
eliminate
deplete
22. Appeal n. a special quality that endears other people to the person who has this quality
charisma
creep
aptly
susceptible
23. Evade v. to escape in a tricky way
fundamental
elude
prevalent
improperly
24. Preserve v. to support; to keep in good condition n
presumably
propose
maintain
compel
25. Cherished adj. having much monetary or sentimental value; beautiful
albeit
security
precious
streamline
26. Adv. the most important or most common syn. mostly
inevitable
predominant
chiefly
relinquish
27. Adj. continuous; refusing to give up; firm in action or decision syn. constant
tranquility
agitate
situated
persistent
28. Ignore v. to pay no attention
maintain
brilliant
abrupt
disregard
29. Carry v. to move from one place to another
rudimentary
transport
conventional
fertile
30. Collect v. to collect
streamline
gather
narrow
investigation
31. Complex adj. something with a large number of parts; full of details
emit
obviously
elaborate
vibrant
32. Renowned adj. famous; having a high position
elicit
prominent
sporadic
advent
33. Insulting adj. causing anger; rude; being unpleasant
marvel
engender
offensive
advice
34. Accelerate v. to cause to go faster; move forward more quickly n a av
hasten
autonomous
magnitude
pass
35. Constant a. firm - reliable - dependable n
interpret
annoying
inaccessible
steady
36. Free v. to allow to come out; to give freedom
release
albeit
engross
notion
37. V. to specify - name - or select to do to a task; to indicate syn. assign
odd
dense
designate
valid
38. Explain v. to make more easily understood; to make clear
clarify
condensed
vast
durable
39. Switch n. a change in position or direction
isolated
rudimentary
shift
engender
40. Characteristic n. specific qualities that distinguish one from another
relinquish
trait
clarify
fertile
41. Adj. attractive or interesting syn. alluring
appealing
profoundly
shed
release
42. Adj. to be the only one of a kind; special syn. rare
decline
unique
elaborate
susceptible
43. Apathetic adj. being uninterested or not caring about something
elicit
indifferent
allocation
streamline
44. Adv. regularly; usually done syn. ordinarily
mediorce
astounding
routinely
suitable
45. Original a.sth unusual - uncommon; new
novel
particular
emerge
classify
46. Establish v. to set up or create an office; to place in a fixed position
deplete
flaw
striking
install
47. Presumably adv. according to reports or hearsay; widely believed or accepted
legitimate
defy
supposedly
feasible
48. Symbolize v. to give an example
approximately
exemplify
intensify
situated
49. Retrieve v. to get back; to have something returned
normally
plentiful
dictate
recover
50. Relate v. to tell a story; relate n3 a=n
narrate
partisan
scarcely
suitable