TOEFL ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY: VII.

 

• Acquire: To obtain or gain possession of something.

• Ambiguous: Having more than one possible meaning or interpretation.

• Analyze: To examine something in detail and break it down into its components.

• Apprehensive: Anxious or fearful about something that might happen.

• Authentic: Genuine or real, not fake or counterfeit.

• Coherent: Logical and consistent, with ideas that are well-connected.

• Comprehend: To understand or grasp the meaning of something.

• Consequence: The result or effect of an action or event.

• Convey: To communicate or make known, usually through words or gestures.

• Criteria: Standards or requirements used to evaluate or judge something.

• Deficient: Lacking or incomplete in some way.

• Distinguish: To recognize or identify as different or distinct.

• Elicit: To draw out or evoke a reaction, response, or information.

• Emphasize: To give special importance or attention to something.

• Enhance: To improve or intensify the quality, value, or attractiveness of something.

• Evaluate: To assess or judge the value, significance, or quality of something.

• Exaggerate: To overstate or magnify something beyond its actual importance.

• Explicit: Clearly and precisely stated or expressed.

• Generate: To produce or create something, often referring to ideas or energy.

• Hypothesize: To propose or suggest a possible explanation or theory based on limited evidence.

• Illustrate: To provide examples or visual representations to clarify or explain something.

• Inference: A conclusion or deduction based on evidence or reasoning.

• Integrate: To combine or merge different parts into a unified whole.

• Interpret: To explain or understand the meaning or significance of something.

• Justify: To provide reasons or evidence to support a claim or decision.

• Paraphrase: To restate or rephrase something in different words, often to clarify its meaning.

• Plausible: Seeming reasonable or likely to be true, although not necessarily proven.

• Precise: Exact, accurate, or clearly defined in terms of measurement or description.

• Proclaim: To announce or declare something publicly or officially.

• Profound: Having deep meaning or significance; intellectually or emotionally intense.

• Reflect: To think deeply or ponder on something; to give back or mirror an image or sound.

• Relevant: Closely connected or applicable to the matter at hand.

• Sufficient: Adequate or enough to meet a particular requirement or need.

• Synthesize: To combine or blend different elements or ideas to form a coherent whole.

• Tolerate: To accept or endure something, often unpleasant or undesirable.

• Trace: To follow or track the development or course of something.

• Undermine: To weaken or subvert the foundations or effectiveness of something.

• Validate: To confirm or substantiate the accuracy or validity of something.

• Verify: To establish the truth or accuracy of something through evidence or investigation.

• Widespread: Existing or happening over a large area or among a large number of people.

• Yield: To produce or provide a result or output.

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

• Cognizant: Aware or conscious of something.

• Elaborate: To expand or add details to something; to develop thoroughly.

• Novice: A beginner or someone new to a particular activity or field.