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TOEFL Essential Vocab

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






2. Supposedly adv. reported - but not confirmed n v a






3. Predictive a. correctly telling about future events n2 v av






4. Adj. value in doing something syn. rewarding






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






6. Recognize v. to know - remember - and accept the existence of something






7. Bizarre a. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms






8. Prevent v. to stop from occurring; to turn away






9. Establish v. to establish - start up






10. Carelessly adv. by accident; without paying attention; unexpectedly






11. V. to make rich; to make something of greater value syn. enhance






12. Chief adj. the central or most important part






13. Methodically adv. done according to a plan a






14. Fragment n. a very small piece of something






15. Circulate v. to cause to move in many different directions






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






17. V. to increase in a positive way - such as in value - power - or beauty syn. strengthen






18. Display n. a show or exhibit






19. Exceptional a. worthy of mention; uncommon






20. Uncomplicated adj. easy to understand; simple; honest






21. Located adj. being found in a certain place






22. Induce v. to cause something to happen; to do quickly; to be on time n av






23. Weakening adj. weakening






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






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






26. Debatable adj. something that causes disagreement or argument.






27. Defect n. a small sign of damage that makes an item imperfect






28. Functional a. convenient or effective n






29. Collect v. to collect






30. Adv. being measured or judged by comparison syn. relatively






31. Adj. ordinary syn. frequent






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






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






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






35. Expansive adj. having a lot of room






36. Authentic adj. reasonable - lawful






37. Adv. enough; in a satisfying manner syn. adequately






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






39. Color n. color






40. Marks n. a sign or object that represents something or somebody marks






41. Insulting adj. causing anger; rude; being unpleasant






42. Emphasize v. to highlight - to give more importance to






43. Boost v. to encourage or advertise; to elevate in rank or grade






44. Shelter v. to give protection; to not express a desire or opinion - usually bad






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






46. Diversion n. something that holds interest and is enjoyable






47. Dangerous adj. threatening or risky; harmful






48. Invent v. to make up - usually with an intent to fool or trick; to lie n a






49. V. to make pure; to improve syn. perfect (verb)






50. Excessive a. a large amount or quantity; more than reasonable