Essential Words for the TOEFL

[Persia1]

opposition

n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement

syn. resistance


adj. opposed
v. oppose
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[Persia1]

outlandish

adj. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms

syn. bizarre


adv. outlandishly
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[Persia1]

overcome

v. to defeat; fight with success; to take control of an individual

syn. conquer
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[Persia1]

partially

adv. a part of the whole; incomplete

syn. somewhat


adv. partly
adj. partial
n. part
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[Persia1]

pass

v. to accept formally by vote

syn. approve


adj. passable
n. passage
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[Persia1]

perilous

adj. threatening or risky; harmful

syn. dangerous


adv. perilously
n. peril
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[Persia1]

portray

v. to represent; to act

syn. depict


n. portrayal
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[Persia1]

preconception

n. an opinion formed in advance without experience or knowledge of something

syn. bias


adj. preconceived
v. preconceive
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[Persia1]

presumably

adv. reported, but not confirmed

syn. supposedly


adj, presumable
v. presume
n. presumption
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[Persia1]

prevalent

adj. existing widely or commonly

syn. commonplace



n. prevalence
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[Persia1]

promote

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

syn. boost


n. promoter
n. promotion
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[Persia1]

recover

v. to get back; to have something returned

syn. retrieve


adj. recovered
adj. recoverable
n.recovery
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[Persia1]

redundant

adj. being excessive; showing unnecessary repetition

syn. repetitious


n. redundancy
adv. redundantly
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[Persia1]

reject

v. to refuse


syn. refuse



n. rejection
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[Persia1]

relate

v. to tell; to show a connection between two things

syn. communicate


adj. related
n. relation

n. relationship
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[Persia1]

release

v. to allow to come out; to give freedom

syn. free


n. release
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[Persia1]

reportedly

adv. to know by report; unconfirmed; supposedly

syn. rumored


adj. reported
v. report
n. report
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[Persia1]

retrieve

adv. to find and bring back

syn. recover


adj. retrieved
n. retrieval
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[Persia1]

robust

adj. showing good health; in good shape

syn. energetic


adv. robustly
n. robustness
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[Persia1]

selective

adj. caregully chosen

syn. discriminating


adv. selectively
adv. select
v. select
n. selection
n. selectivity
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[Persia1]

shift

n. a change in position or direction

syn. switch


adj. shifting
v. shift
adj. shifty
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[Persia1]

spacious

adj. having a lot of room

syn. expansive


adv. spaciously
n. space
n. spaciousness
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[Persia1]

steady

adj. firm; in a fixed position; without change; reliable; dependable


syn. constant


adv. steadily
v. steady
n. steadiness
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[Persia1]

streamline

v. to update; to make more efficient or concise

syn. simplify


adj. streamlined
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[Persia1]

substantial

adj. important; strongly made; of value


syn. significant


adv. substantially
adj. substantive
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[Persia1]

susceptible

adj. to be subject to influence; capable of being affected by a person or thing

syn. vulnerable


n. susceptibleness
adj. susceptibly
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[Persia1]

suspect

n. to think that something is true; but having proof

syn. speculate


adj. suspected
n. suspicion
n. suspect
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[Persia1]

swift

adj. quick

syn. fast



adv. swiftly
n. swiftness
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[Persia1]

systematically

adv. done according to a plan

syn. methodically


adj. systematic
n. system
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[Persia1]

trait

n. specific qualities that distinguish one from another

syn. characteristic​