Essential Words for the TOEFL

[Persia1]

burgeon
v. growing at a fast pace

syn. thrive



adj. burgeoning
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[Persia1]

coherent

adj. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented, sticking together as a group

syn. logical


adv. coherently
v. cohere
n. coherence
adj. cohesive
n. cohesion

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[Persia1]

come across

v. to find or discover, usually by chance or mistake

syn. encounter

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[Persia1]

confidential

adj. to be said or written in secret

syn. secret


v. confide
adj. confidential
adv. confidentially
n. confidant
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[Persia1]

conscientious

adj. showing serious purpose; one who works carefully and with enthusiasm

syn. meticulous


adv. conscientiously
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[Persia1]

conspicuously

adv. attracting attention

syn. noticeably



adj. conspicuous
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[Persia1]

convey

v. to make something known to others; to communicate

syn. communicate

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[Persia1]

crucial

adj. of great importance; extremely necessary

syn. critical


adv. crucially

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[Persia1]

culminate

v. to finish; to reach a climax or the highest point

syn. conclude


n. culmination
adj. culminating

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[Persia1]

defy

v. to show little fear or regard for rules or established norms; to challenge

syn. resist


adv. defyingly
adj. defying

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[Persia1]

delighted

adj. to be satisfied; very happy

syn. elated


adj. delightfully
adj. delightful
n. delight

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[Persia1]

dignitary

n. a very important or famous person, usually associated with a high position in government

syn. celebrity

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[Persia1]

diligent

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

syn. conscientious


n. diligence
adv. diligently

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[Persia1]

discreetly

adv. in a careful, polite manner

syn. cautiously

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[Persia1]

disguise

v. to hide the usual appearance of something

syn. conceal


adj. disguised
n. disguise

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[Persia1]

disperse

v. to cause to move in many different directions

syn. circulate




adj. dispersed

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[Persia1]

documented

adj. proven with written evidence

syn. proven


adj. documentary
v. document
n. documentation
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[Persia1]

durable

adj. something that lasts a long time; time during wich something lasts

syn. sturdy


n. durability
n. duration

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[Persia1]

dwelling

n. where people live

syn. house



n. dweller
v. dwell

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[Persia1]

element

n. a part of the whole environment

syn. component



adj. elemental
n. element
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[Persia1]

elementary

adj. simple in structure, easy to do

syn. primary

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[Persia1]

eliminate

v. to remove, free oneself of something

syn. delete


adj. eliminated
n. elimination

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[Persia1]

elude

v. to escape in a tricky way

syn. evade


adj. elusive
n. elusiveness

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[Persia1]

emerge

v. to come into view, or existence

syn. appear


n. emergence

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[Persia1]

emphasize

v. to show that something is especially important or exceptional


syn. highlight


adv. emphatically
adj. emphatic
n. emphasis

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[Persia1]

enact

v. to pass a law


syn. legislate


adj. enacted
n. enactment
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[Persia1]

encircle

v. to make a circle around

syn. surround


adj. encircled
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[Persia1]

encompass

v. to surround completely; to envelop

syn. include
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[Persia1]

endorse

v. to express approval

syn. support


n. endorsement
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[Persia1]

enormous

adj. very large

syn. tremendous


adv. enormously
n. enormity

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