TOEFL ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY: VI.

 

• Acquire - To gain or obtain something through effort or experience.

• Ambiguous - Having multiple possible meanings or interpretations.

• Bolster - To support or strengthen.

• Coherent - Logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated.

• Deficient - Lacking in some essential quality or element.

• Elaborate - To expand on or provide more details about something.

• Facilitate - To make an action or process easier or more efficient.Garner - To gather or collect something, especially information or support.

• Hinder - To create obstacles or difficulties for someone or something.

• Impede - To delay or obstruct the progress or movement of something.

• Jeopardize - To put something or someone at risk or in danger.

• Lethargic - Lacking energy or enthusiasm; sluggish.

• Mitigate - To make something less severe, serious, or painful.

• Negate - To nullify or deny the existence or truth of something.

• Objective - Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; unbiased.

• Pervasive - Present or spreading widely or throughout.

• Quandary - A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

• Reconcile - To restore friendly relations between individuals or groups.

• Scrupulous - Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.

• Tenuous - Weak, slender, or lacking substance or validity.

• Ubiquitous - Present, appearing, or found everywhere.

• Viable - Capable of working or functioning successfully.

• Zealous - Enthusiastic, eager, or passionate about something.

• Abundant - Existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.

• Benign - Gentle, kind, or not harmful.

• Complement - To complete or enhance something by adding to it.

• Dearth - A scarcity or lack of something.

• Eloquent - Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

• Fathom - To understand or comprehend (a difficult problem or idea).

• Gracious - Courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially towards others.

• Hypothetical - Based on or involving a suggested idea or theory.

• Incite - To encourage, provoke, or stimulate into action.

• Juxtapose - To place things side by side for comparison or contrast.

• Lucid - Clear and easily understood; rational and sane.

• Nuance - A subtle difference or distinction in meaning, expression, or sound.

• Ostensible - Stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

• Pragmatic - Dealing with things sensibly and realistically.

• Quell - To put an end to or suppress (a feeling or uprising).

• Resilient - Able to recover quickly from difficult conditions.

• Scrutinize - To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

• Trepidation - A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

• Unanimous - Fully in agreement or sharing the same opinion.

• Validate - To confirm or prove the accuracy or validity of something.

• Warrant - To justify or necessitate a particular course of action.

• Yield - To produce or provide a result, gain, or advantage.