Essential Words for the TOEFL

[Persia1]

entirely

adv. completely

syn. thoroughly


adj. entire
n. entirety
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[Persia1]

erode

v. to wear away; disappear slowly

syn. deteriorate


n. erosion

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[Persia1]

erratic

adj. no regular pattern in thinking or movement; changeable without reason

syn. inconsistent

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[Persia1]

evaporate

v. to vanish

syn. disappear


n. evaporation

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[Persia1]

evident

adj. easy to see, usually because of some proof

syn. apparent


adv. evidently
n. evidence
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[Persia1]

evoke

v. to call up or produce memories or feelings; to cause to remember

syn. remind
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[Persia1]

evolve

v. to grow; to go through a period of change

syn. develop


n. evolution
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[Persia1]

exaggerate

v. to make something more than what it is

syn. overstate


adj. exaggerated
n. exaggeration
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[Persia1]

exhaust

v. v. to use completely; to expend all energy; very thorough

syn. deplete


adv. exhaustively
adj. exhaustive
adj. exhausting
adj. exhausted
n. exhaustion
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[Persia1]

expansion

n. the act of making larger

syn. growth


adj. expandable
v. expand
n. expansion
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[Persia1]

extensive

adj. large in area or number

syn. comprehensive


adv. extensively
v. extend
n. extension

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[Persia1]

fabricate

v. to make up, usually with an intent to fool or trick; to lie

syn. invent


adj. fabricated
n. fabrication
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[Persia1]

face

v. to be in the presence of and oppose

syn. confront

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[Persia1]

facet

n. element or component

syn. aspect


adj. faceted
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[Persia1]

fallacious

adj. having errors

syn. incorrect


adv. fallaciously
n. fallacy
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[Persia1]

feasible

adj. able to be done

syn. possible


adv. feasibly
n. feasibility​

 

[Persia1]

fertile

adj. able to produce abundantly

syn. rich


v. fertilize
n. fertility
n. fertilizer

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[Persia1]

foster

v. to promote growth or development

syn. stimulate

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[Persia1]

freshly

adv. caught or produced not long ago

syn. recently


adj. fresh
v. freshen
n. freshness

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[Persia1]

function

n. the normal purpose of something

syn. role


adv. functionally
adj. functional
v. function

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[Persia1]

fundamental

adj. a primary or basic element

syn. essential


adv. fundamentally

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[Persia1]

gain

v. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase to the amount of something

syn. attain


adj. gainful
n. gain
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[Persia1]

gradually

adv. slowly, but surely

syn. steadily


adj. gradual
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[Persia1]

halt

v. to stop or discontinue

syn. stop


adv. haltingly
adj. halting
n. halt
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[Persia1]

handle

v. ti deal with or control

syn. manage


n. handling

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[Persia1]

harbor

v. to give protection; to not express a desire or opinion, usually bad

syn. shelter
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[Persia1]

harmful

adj. something that causes pain or damage

syn. unhealthy


adv. harmfully
v. harm
n. harm

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[Persia1]

heighten

v. to cause to become greater

syn. intensify


adj. heightened
n. height
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[Persia1]

hightlight

v. to emphasize the part or greater whole

syn. emphasize


n. highlight
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[Persia1]

idol
n. a person or image that is loyally admired or respected

syn. hero


n. idolatry
adj. idolatrous​