Essential Words for the TOEFL

[Persia1]

impartial
adj. showing no favoritism; being fair or just

syn. objective


n. impartiality​

 

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inadvertently
adv. by accident; without paying attention; unexpectedly

syn. carelessly


adj. inadvertent​

 

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indifferent
adj. being uninterested or not caring about something

syn. apathetic


n. indifference​

 

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indiscriminate
adj. not chosen carefully; unplanned

syn. arbitrary​

 

[Persia1]

inevitable
adj. something that cannot be prevented from happening

syn. unavoidable


adv. inevitably
n. inevitability​

 

[Persia1]

infancy
n. in the beginning stages of development

syn. beginning


adj. infantile
n. infant​

 

[Persia1]

initiate
v. to begin; to establish; to take decisive action without help

syn. launch


adj. initiated
n. initiation
n. initiative​

 

[Persia1]

innovative
adj. something newly introduced; creative

syn. creative


n. innovator
n innovation​

 

[Persia1]

inordinate
adj. a large amount or quantity; more than reasonable

syn. excessive


adv. inordinately​

 

[Persia1]

insignificant
adj. not important; of little value

syn. meaningless


adv. insignificantly
n. insignificance
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[Persia1]

instantly
adv. happening immediately; in a short period of time

syn. immediately


adj. instantaneous
adj. instant
n. instant​

 

[Persia1]

intentionally
adv. with definite purpose and planning

syn. deliberately


adj. intentional
n. intention
n. intent​

 

[Persia1]

intrinsic
adj. being a primary part of something

syn. inherent


adv. intrinsically​

 

[Persia1]

inundate
v. to flood

syn. overwhelm


n. inundation​

 

[Persia1]

investigation
n. a careful examination in order to determine facts

syn. probe


adj. investigative
v. investigate
n. investigator​

 

[Persia1]

justify
v. to show to be right or reasonable; to support

syn. defend


n. justification
adj. justifiably
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[Persia1]

lack
n. a need for; an insufficient amount

syn. shortage


adj. lacking
v. lack
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[Persia1]

limber
adj. to be stretched; easily shape

syn. flexible
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[Persia1]

means

n. ways

syn. methods

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[Persia1]

mention

v. to say; relate in written form

syn. remark
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[Persia1]

mimic

v. to copy an action

syn. imitate


n. mimicker

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[Persia1]

mysterious

adj. not easily understood or figured out

syn. baffling



adv. mysteriously
n. mystery
n. mysteriousness
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[Persia1]

narrate

v. to tell a story; relate

syn. relate


adj. narrative
n. narrative
n. narration
n. narrator
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[Persia1]

narrow

adj. small from one side to the other; limited

syn. thin


adv. narrowly
n. narrowness
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[Persia1]

nevertheless

conj. in spite of that

syn. nonetheless
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[Persia1]

nominal

adj. very small; in form, but not in substance

syn. moderate


adv. nominally
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[Persia1]

normally

adv. commonly; usually

syn. typically


adj. normal
v. normalize
n. normalization
n. norm
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[Persia1]

noteworthy

adj. deserving positive recognition or attention

syn. remarkable


n. noteworthiness
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[Persia1]

novel

adj. something unusual, uncommon; new

syn. original
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[Persia1]

obsolute

adv. being old fashioned; no longer in general use

syn. outdated


n. obsolescence
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