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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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






2. Color n. color






3. Remarkable adj. drawing special attention to






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






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






6. Thin a. small from one side to the other; limited n






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






8. Adj. producing a desired result based on truths or fact syn. convincing






9. Steady a. having good quality - being well made; firm; not a gas or liquid n v






10. Thrive v. growing at a fast pace






11. Senseless adj. done without thought or consideration






12. Resistance n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement v a2






13. Fragment n. a very small piece of something






14. Discriminating adj. carefully chosen






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






16. Baffling adj. not easily understood or figured out






17. Role n. the normal purpose of something






18. Exceptional a. worthy of mention; uncommon






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






20. Possibly adv. feasibly; believable






21. Ignorant adj. to be unaware of or forgetful






22. Diverse a. being of many different types n4 v a2 av






23. Peacefulness n. calm; quietness






24. Oblige v. to make something happen by necessity or force a






25. Collect v. to collect






26. Carry v. to move from one place to another






27. Precise adj. careful and exact






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






29. V. to prevent movement - progress - or success syn. block






30. Disappearing adj. going out of sight






31. Hasten v. to go faster






32. Original a.sth unusual - uncommon; new






33. Gather n. the act of collecting a crop; the crops gathered






34. Persevere v. to last; to suffer pain






35. Significantly adv. in a deep way; showing deep knowledge of a subject






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






37. Trigger v. to cause or produce negative behavior






38. Energetic a. showing good health; in good shape n






39. Persuade v. to make someone see things your way






40. River n. a natural flow of something; a pouring out






41. Symbolize v. to give an example






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






43. Adj. not fine or smooth; not delicate syn. rough






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






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






46. Enlarge v. to make larger or greater






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






48. Complex a. having many parts; finely detailed n av






49. Adj. a slight bother; disturbing to a person syn. bothersome






50. Adj. by itself; with no association syn. independent