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TOEFL Intermediate Vocabulary List
Absurdly – Adverb – Ridiculously, unreasonablyThe man laughed absurdly and the joke wasn’t even funny.
Abuse – Verb – To injure, damage or imroerly use!t is wrong to abuse animals.
Accessible – Adjective – Able to be reachedThe bus is accessible to all Ann Arbor residents.
Accuracy – "oun – #orrect, free from mistake Accuracy is imortant when you tye.
Acquire – Verb – To come into ossession of, to get! ac$uired my father’s car after his death.
Adapt – Verb – To make fit, often by modification, adjust!t is imortant to adat your clothing to the weather.
Adjacent – Adjective – "earby, ne%t to&y en is adjacent to my book.
Adjusting – Verb – #hanging or resolving to conform! am adjusting my schedule so that ! can go on vacation.
Administer – Verb – To manage or suervise the use of something! administer the office sulies at work.
Adolescent – "oun – The age between uberty and maturity, teenager Adolescents are often sad.
Adopt – Verb – To take u or take on by choice'ou should adot a new hobby.
Adverse – Adjective – To act oosite of a direction&ost eole learn from adverse situations.
Advocate – Verb – To lead in favor of ("oun – )omeone who leads in favor of*
! advocate for animal rights.
Affinity – "oun – An attraction! have an affinity for chocolate.
Affluent – Adjective – +aving an abundance"ot many tutors are affluent.
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Ailment – "oun – A bodily disorder or chronic diseasehat ailment do you have-
Alliance – "oun – #onnection, association! have made an alliance with my neighbors.
Allot – Verb – To give a ortion! will allot / minutes to our studies.
Amenities – "oun – )omething that creates a feeling of comfort or convenienceThe amenities in the hotel were great0
Amicable – Adjective – 1eaceful, friendlyThe divorce was amicable.
Amiss – Adjective – "ot being right, faulty
)omething is amiss in this room.
Antagonist – "oun – Adversary, oonent2eff is my antagonist at work.
Anticipate – Verb – To give advanced thought, treatment or feeling, to foresee! anticiated your need for sentences.
Apathy – "oun – A lack of feeling or emotion, indifference Aathy is common among teenagers.
Appalled – Verb – To feel shock or disgust! am aalled by his lack of hygiene.
Appease – Verb – To acify! want to aease the angry man.
Aptitude – "oun – "atural ability, tendency'ou have an atitude for sorts.
Aromatic – Adjective – +aving a strong smell, fragrantThe candles were very aromatic.
Assets – "oun – The resources3roerty of a erson, business or association&y house is my greatest asset.
Atmospheric – Adjective – Relating to or resembling the air surrounding the earthThe atmosheric conditions today make it seem like sring.
Attract – Verb – To draw toward oneself
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&y garden attracts many butterflies.
Attribute – "oun – An inherent characteristic or $ualityhat is your best attribute-
Audible – Adjective – Able to be heardThe TV is barely audible, lease turn it u.
Augment – Verb – To make greater or more intense!t is imortant to augment tutoring with home study time.
Autonomous – Adjective – )elf governing4ur tutoring sessions are autonomous.
Averse – Adjective – 5ndesirable An averse outcome to bad weather is the flu.
Avid – Adjective – #haracteri6ed by enthusiasm! am an avid et owner.
Aare – Adjective – +aving ercetion, knowledge or watchfulness Are you aware of the noise in this room-
A!ardly – Adverb – 7acking in grace or de%terity! awkwardly introduced myself last night.
"eautify – Verb – To embellish or make beautiful
!t is fun to beautify the house at the holidays.
"edroom – "oun – A room furnished with a bed, intended rimarily for sleeing(Adjective – )uggestive of se%ual relations*
"ehave – Verb – To conduct yourself roerly!t is imortant for children to behave in ublic.
"etrayed – Verb – To fail a trust or romise, a traitor 8ivorce is common if a erson is betrayed by their souse.
"inoculars – "oun – An instrument for seeing far off objects
'ou should use binoculars to watch birds.
"ipartisan – Adjective – !nvolving members of two oosing arties!ssues like the environment should be biartisan.
"irthday – "oun – The day of a erson’s birth&y birthday is Aril 9th.
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"li##ard – "oun – )evere snowstorme only had one bli66ard this winter.
"ounce – Verb – To cause to rebound#hildren like to bounce balls.
"oundary – "oun – A searating line, something that indicates fi%ed limitsThe 5) and #anada share a boundary.
"ountiful – Adjective – +aving a lot, lentifulTrees are bountiful in Ann Arbor.
"rief – Adjective – )hort length or duration, concise ("oun – official letter3ruling*:ive a brief summary of this book.
"right – Adjective – )hiny or intelligent
The sun is very bright.
"rilliant – Adjective – 8istinctively bright"o, the sun isn’t bright, it’s brilliant.
;rink – "oun – The to edge of a stee lace! am at the brink of the cliff.
$alculate – Verb – To solve or figure out through math'ou need to calculate your ta%es before Aril
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The office is in chaos since the secretary $uit.
$heap – Adjective – 7ow in value or riceThis is a chea iece of furniture.
$hore – "oun – A routine task or job&any children have chores around the house.
$hronology – "oun –The science of arranging in order of occurrenceTell me the chronology of your journey to America.
$ircumvent – Verb – To avoid or byass often in decision making8on’t try to circumvent your boss.
$itrus – "oun – The grou of fruits that includes oranges, lemons, graefruit, etc.8id you lant that citrus tree-
$larify – Verb – To make understood7et me clarify what ! meant.
$lassified – Verb – To arrange in categories! classified all my clothes by colors.
$lassroom – "oun – A lace where classes meete don’t meet in a classroom.
$laustrophobia – "oun – =%treme or abnormal fear of being in small saces
#laustrohobia effects many eole.
$lich% – "oun – A common hrase or e%ression>!’m sorry? is such a clich@.
$lientele – "oun – A grou of clients&y clientele is not rich.
$oa& – Verb – To gently influence by flattery! tried to coa% my dog out in the rain.
$oin – "oun – &etallic money (Verb – To create or invent*! coined a new tye of refrigerator.
$ollaborate – Verb – To work with others, usually in an intellectual endeavor e should collaborate on the direction of your studies.
$ollate – Verb – To collect, comile or arrange in order ! collated the documents.
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$ombat – Verb – To struggle against or fight! want to combat mos$uitoes in my yard.
$ommendable – Adjective 1raiseworthy
'our work is commendable.
$ommuter – "oun – )omeone in the act of traveling! don’t live in the dorms, !’m a commuter student.
$ompare – Verb – To e%amine in order to find similarities and differences'ou should comare rices when you sho.
$ompatible – Adjective – Able to e%ist in harmony Are you and your wife comatible-
$ompete – Verb – To strive for an object or win, such as osition, rofit or ri6eill you comete in the 4lymics this year-
$omplacent – Adjective – 5nconcernedTutors are not comlacent about their teaching.
$omplement – "oun – #ounterart, something that makes erfect or comletes'ou souse is your greatest comlement.
$omple&ity – "oun – The $uality of being comlicatedThe comle%ity of your vocabulary is imressive.
$ompliant – Adjective – To conform to another’s wishes, to obey'ou are a comliant student.
$ompliment – "oun – A flattering remark, e%ression of esteem, resect&ay ! comliment you on your food.
$omponent – "oun – A art or iece4nly one comonent on the refrigerator is broken.
$omprehendible – Adjective – Able to be understood All these sentences are comrehendible.
$oncentrate – Verb – To gather or collect focus'ou must concentrate when the TV is on.
$oncise – Adjective – ;rief or succinct, not detailed1lease be concise in e%laining your job.
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$onfer – Verb – To consult or come together to comare oinions! will confer with my family before making lans.
$onfide – Verb – To trust or share secrets'ou should confide in your souse.
$onsensus – "oun – :rou agreement on a belief The consensus is that we should not use workbooks.
$onsequent – Adjective – Bollowing as a result of or effect of &y conse$uent actions are your fault.
$onservative – Adjective – Tending to maintain e%isting conditions, traditionalReublicans are conservatives.
$onsistent – Adjective – Bree from irregularity
'ou must be consistent when you vote.
$onsolidate – Verb – To unite or join together !f artners consolidate their assets, they can often afford early retirement.
$onsumed – Verb – To eat or drink or use u, often in great $uantity! consumed half the cake on my birthday.
$ontentment – "oun – Bree from care or discomfort! am content to own a home.
$ontrary – "oun – The oosite#ontrary to oular belief, not all Americans are #hristians.
$ontroversy – "oun – A disagreement, disuteThe controversy over gay marriage will be imortant in "ovember.
$orrosion – "oun – The rocess of gradual wear The corrosion on my car is causing it to look badly.
$ouncil – "oun – A grou elected or aointed as an administrative body! am a member of the city council.
$ounsel – Verb – To advise or give suggestion! would counsel you to attend 5niversity of &ichigan.
$ovenant – "oun – A romise or agreement! made a covenant with my friend to call her at every birthday.
$reate ' Verb – To roduce or invent
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! like to create lavish meals.
$ritical – Adjective – !nclined to unfavorable judgement1lease do not be critical of your children.
$rucial – Adjective =ssentialThis is a crucial oint in your lesson.
$uisine – "oun – A style of cooking! enjoy restaurants that serve !talian cuisine.
$ulminate – Verb – To reach a decisive oint4ur lesson will culminate in imroving your =nglish.
$urrently – Adverb – +aening now#urrently, ! have only C students.
$ynical – Adjective – An attitude that is distrustful of life and human nature! am not a cynical erson.
(amage – "oun – 7oss or harm resulting from injury to erson, roerty or reutation
1lease don’t damage the library book.
(ebris – "oun – The remains of something broken down or destroyedD ruins#arry the debris out to the garbage.
(ecade – "oun – A eriod of ten years
!t has been a decade since !’ve seen my friend.
(eceased – Adjective – "ot living&y father is deceased.
(eed – "oun – A notable act, a feat&y deeds will make me famous.
(eficiency – "oun – "ot u to the normal standard, defective, inade$uate+is deficiency is well known.
(elete – Verb – To eliminate or erase'ou should delete those files.
(eliberately – Adjective !ntentionally! did not deliberately dro the bo%.
(ependent – Adjective – Relying on another for suort! am not deendent on anyone.
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(eplorable – Adjective – ;ad or awful+is delorable actions caused a fight.
(espite – 1reosition – !n site of or without regard to
8esite my worry, nothing bad haened.
(etrimental – Adjective – +armful#ocaine is detrimental to your health.
(evastate – Verb – To ruin or reduce to chaosar devastated my home town.
(evised – Verb – To lot or invente must devise a way to win the election.
8ichotomy – "oun – A division into two oosing grousThere is a dichotomy between my beliefs and yours.
(iet – "oun – Bood and drink regularly consumed (Verb – To eat and drinksaringly in order to lose weight*&y diet consists of vegetables, meats, fruit and dairy.
(ilemma – "oun – A choice or situation involving e$ually unsatisfactory alternatives'ou will have a dilemma if you are acceted to two schools.
(iligent – Adjective – =arnest, steady effort
! will be diligent in studying for the T4=B7.
(irect – Verb – To show, oint out or encourage to move1lease direct me to the bathroom.
(isconcerting – Adjective – 5set or lose comosure!t is disconcerting that diligence doesn’t always hel.
(ispense – Verb – To give out a ortion1lease disense the aers to the class.
(isperse – Verb – To sread, break u or distribute1lease diserse these seeds in the garden.
(isposal – "oun – To have on hand or available8iet 1esi is always at my disosal.
(isreputable – Adjective – +aving a negative reutation&any emloyers are disreutable.
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(issent – Verb – To differ in oinionThere was dissent among the emloyees.
(issolve – Verb – To make into a solution, to melt
8issolve the owder in water before serving.
(onate – Verb – To make a gift, most often to a ublic or charitable cause8o you donate your time as a volunteer-
(ough – "oun – A mi%ture of flour and other ingredients stiff enough to hold ashae (slang for money*The bakery makes several kinds of dough every morning.
(rag – Verb – To ull slowly or heavily! had to drag myself out of bed this morning.
(rugstore – "oun – 1harmacy, a lace where you buy medicine! work at a drugstore.
Easygoing – Adjective – #omfortable, unhurried, taking life easy! areciate easygoing eole.
Economical – Adjective – #areful or efficient use of resources!t is economical to read the newsaer while riding the bus.
Effect – "oun – The accomlishment of a desired imression
'ou had $uite an effect on the arty.
Efficient – Adjective – 1roductive without waste&y boss is very efficient.
Elapse – Verb – To ass or sli awayThe time elased to bring the felon to justice.
Elderly – Adjective – 4ld, ast middle age&y mother is elderly.
Elicit – Verb – To draw out or re$uest! will elicit information from the emloyees.
Eliminate – Verb – To get rid of 'ou should eliminate all worry from your mind or you won’t get any slee.
Elite – "oun – )ocially or financially suerior minority grou&y 5niversity is very elite.
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Emigrate – Verb – To leave one’s home or country for a life elsewhere! emigrated from Turkey.
Encroach – Verb – To advance ast the usual limits, to tresass
The border of !srael is encroaching uon 1alastine.
Enhance – Verb – To make greater ! want to enhance my vocabulary.
Entice – Verb – To temt, arouse hoe or desire#an ! entice you to buy cookies-
Equitable – Adjective – =%hibiting fairness&y ay is not e$uitable to the other emloyees.
Escalate – Verb – To increase in volume or intensity! don’t want our argument to escalate.
Evasive – Adjective – Tending to avoid#riminals are evasive.
E&ceed – Verb – To go above or beyond the e%ected limitThe total e%ceeds my ability to ay.
E&cluded – Verb – To sto from articiatingomen are e%cluded from being 1riest.
E&hilaration – "oun – Beeling of e%treme e%citement! was e%hilarated during the last football game.
E&it – "oun – A way out of an enclosed laceThe e%it is at the rear of the building.
E&otic – Adjective – e%citingly different or unusual, not nativeThe woman is very e%otic.
E&plicit – Adjective – 5nreserved and unambiguous, free from vagueness! was e%licit in my directions.
E&travagant – Adjective – =%cessively elaborate! made an e%travagant urchase today.
Fad – "oun – A ractice or interest followed for a short time with e%aggeratedenthusiasmThese jeans are a fad.
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Fee – "oun – A fi%ed charge for an item or serviceThere is a fee for the ta%i.
Ferocious – Adjective – =%hibiting fierceness and the otential for violence
Bew dogs are ferocious.
Fierce – Adjective – Aggressive, vehemente had a fierce discussion about the 1resident’s decision.
Fire – "oun – #ombustionD that which is burningThere is a fire in the firelace.
Fitness – "oun – 1hysically sound or healthy'ou are of average fitness.
Flirtatious – Adjective – !nclined to show suerficial interest or liking&y husband is not flirtatious.
Form – "oun – A document with blank saces for the insertion of re$uired information(Verb – To shae or mold*
1lease form a line behind the cash register.
Formerly – Adverb – 1reviously! formerly lived in Ann Arbor.
Forte – "oun – 4ne’s strong oint or niche
The game of oker is not my forte.
Forthcoming – Adjective – About to aear &y ideas are forthcoming.
Frequently – Adverb – 4ften, commonly! fre$uently drink diet 1esi.
Frugal – Adjective – =conomically sending resources! am very frugal with my money.
Furnace – "oun – A mechanical device in a home which roduces heat&y furnace has never broken down.
Furthermore – Adverb – !n addition to what recedesBurthermore, ! believe the animal will die.
Futile – Adjective – 4f no useful urose!t is futile to try and save this animal.
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)ap – "oun – A break or sace between a barrier There is a ga in the fence.
)ourmet – "oun – An e%ert in food and wine
+e is a Brench gourmet.
)racious – Adjective – &arked by kindness and courtesy'our invitation was very gracious.
)randparent – "oun – The arents of your arents&y grandarents are not living.
)rievous – Adjective – )erious, grave, oressive&any customers have grievous concerns about this restaurant.
*abitat – "oun – The lace or tye of area where a lant or animal normally livesThe wolf’s habitat is being distroyed.
*alt – Verb – To stoThe deuty told me to halt before utting on the handcuffs.
*a#ardous – Adjective – Risky or otentially dangerous8riving can be ha6ardous in the winter.
*umble – Adjective – "ot roud, not arrogantThe humble erson often learns the most.
Ideal – "oun – A standard of erfection, beauty or e%cellence A two hour class would be my ideal.
Illicit – Adjective – 4utside the law8o you sell illicit drugs-
Illiterate – Adjective – 5nable to read or write+ow many adults are illiterate in your country-
Illusion – "oun – A misleading image or visionThere is an illusion that all Americans are wealthy.
Immigrate – Verb – To enter and become established, often in a country where you arenot a native! want to immigrate to the 5).
Immobile – Adjective – 5nable to move'ou should stay immobile while ! throw this knife.
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Immodest – Adjective – !ndecent, not dressing or behaving in the roer wayhen you dress immodestly, men get the wrong idea.
Impartial – Adjective – "ot biased, treating all e$ually
!t is imortant to have an imartial judge.
Impasse – "oun – A roblem with no obvious conclusione came to an imasse at the meeting.
Impediment – "oun – )omething that interferes or slows rogress A boyfriend can be an imediment to studying.
Imperfect – Adjective – "ot flawlessD with defectThis county is imerfect, like all others.
Impetuous – Adjective – Borceful, imulsive or unredictable in movement or action&any young eole are imetuous with their money.
Implement – Verb – To accomlish or carry out! would like to imlement a new rule.
Implicit – Adjective – ;eing without doubt or reserve, un$uestioning+onesty is an imlicit asect of my character.
Imply – Verb – To e%ress indirectly
Are you imlying that ! lied-
Impolite – Adjective – "ot following social e%ectations, rude!t is imolite to lie.
Impossible – Adjective – "ot able to occur, unable to be done, hoeless!t is imossible to get a erfect score on the T4=B7.
Impractical – Adjective – "ot wise or sensible!t is imractical to have a car for every member of the family.
Improper – Adjective – "ot in accordance with right rocedure!t would be imroer to be flirtatious with your boss’ wife.
Inability – "oun – 7acking sufficient resources or caacity)ometimes ! have an inability to ay my bills.
Inactive ' Adjective – )edentary, not moving&y mom is very inactive during the winter months.
Inadequate – Adjective – "ot sufficient
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! feel my e%lanation was inade$uate.
Incalculable – Adjective – "ot able to redictThere is an incalculable cost to legali6ing abortion.
Incapable – Adjective – 7acking ability! am incaable of learning #hinese.
Incentive – "oun – )omething that encourages an action or behavior !’ll give you an incentive to do a better job.
Incessant – Adjective – #ontinuous without interrutionThe garrulous woman soke incessantly.
Incoherent – Adjective – 8isorgani6ed, lacking in continuity, unable to understand!f you are very sick, you may become incoherent.
Incompetent – Adjective – "ot effective, inade$uate! am not incometent.
Indicative – Adjective – )erving as a sign or symbol A cough is indicative of a cold.
Indisputable – Adjective – "ot able to argue or $uestionThe win was indisutable.
Inept – Adjective – 5nfit, lacking in fitness or atitude, incometent&y secretary is very inet.
Inequitable – Adjective 5nfair The ay raise was ine$uitable.
Inevitable – Adjective – 5nable to be avoided or evaded!t is inevitable that you will die.
Infallible – Adjective – !ncaable of error The ;ible is said to be infallible.
Infection – "oun – #ontamination often resulting from injury
! do not have an infection.
Infle&ible – Adjective – "ot easily moved or bent&any older eole are infle%ible.
Infringe – Verb – To encroach or tresass! don’t want to infringe on your sace, but can ! set my o here-
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Infuriate – Verb – To make e%tremely angry&y son infuriates me when he comes home late.
Initiate – Verb – To facilitate the beginning of ! will initiate you into ashtenaw 7iteracy.
Innovation – "oun – !ntroduction of something newThis innovation will hel the comany.
Insert – Verb – To ut, add or thrust in!’d like to insert one idea.
Instability – "oun – ;eing not ermanent, reliable or consistentD easily collased!nstability in a building can be caused by fire or earth$uake.
Insurgent – "oun – A erson who revolts against an established authority
The insurgent killed many olice.
Intend – Verb – )ignify or mean! intend to comlain to your manager.
Interacting – Verb – To act on each other ! enjoy interacting with eole from other countries.
Interim – Adverb – Temorary, the time between two things!n the interim, ! will read.
Interrupt – Verb – To sto by breaking in! don’t mean to interrut, but can ! ask a $uestion now-
Intimate – Adjective – #lose association, contact or familiarity&y friends know the most intimate details of my life.
Intricate – Adjective – #omlicatedD having many arts'our necklace is very intricate0
Introduction – "oun – The act or rocess of a first time resentation! like an introduction to your family.
Inundate – Verb – To overwhelm or overflow! am inundated at work so won’t be home until late tonight.
Invincible – Adjective – 5nable to be con$uered&any heroes seem invincible.
Irreparable – Adjective – "ot able to fi%
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'ou have done irrearable damage to the car.
Irresistible – Adjective – "ot able to sto the effect of ;abies are irresistible.
+oin – Verb – To connect or ut together 'ou should join a gym.
+udicious – Adverb – +aving or e%ercising careful thinking or oinion5se a judicious amount of garlic when cooking.
Label – "oun – An attached aer offering identification or descritionThe label says there are
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,ar!ed – Verb – To designate boundaries+e marked the yard with a string.
,ar!et – "oun – A meeting lace for the urose of trade or selling
! went to the market to buy a rug.
,astermind – "oun – A erson who sulies the creative intelligence to a roject! am the mastermind of our grou.
,ature – Adjective – ;eyond the growth hase of lifeD rieD adultThe tree is not mature yet.
,ean – Verb – !ntend to convey! was meaning to tell you the answer but ! forgot.
,eander – Verb – To wander ! like to meander when ! sho.
,easure – Verb – To learn the dimensions of an object or sace'ou should measure twice, cut once.
,ediocre – Adjective – 4f average $ualityD ordinary!t is better to be bad at something than mediocre.
,emory – "oun – The rocess of recalling what has been learned&y memory is not as good as it used to be.
,ilitant – Adjective – Actively aggressiveD combative)ome countries are more militant than others.
,inute – "oun – A measure of time e$ualing G/ seconds#ook the rice for G minutes.
,onitor – Verb – To watch, observe or checkD to kee track of 'ou should monitor a sick child.
,onosyllabic – Adjective – 4ne syllable, consicuously brief Teenagers will often use monosyllabic seech.
,onotheist – "oun – A erson who believes in one :od&any religions are monotheistic.
,ultilingual – Adjective – +aving more than one language8id you receive a multilingual education-
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,uted – Adjective – )ilent or subduedThe colors are very muted.
-anny – "oun – A erson emloyed to care for children"annies are e%ensive.
-egate – Verb – To deny the truth or e%istence of ! don’t want to negate you idea, but it is wrong.
-egligent – Adjective – Tyically careless or deficient in erforming duties! was negligent in not adding more water to the ot.
-evertheless – Adverb – !n site of, however "evertheless, ! like bright colors.
-espaper – "oun – A collection of news, articles and advertising rinted and
distributed tyically on a daily basis8o you read a newsaer everyday-
-onchalant – Adjective – 5nworried, unconcerned! don’t know how you can be so nonchalant about your score.
-otorious – Adjective – :enerally known and talked aboutD imlies negative&y father was notorious for his wit.
Obituary – "oun – The notice of a erson’s death, usually includes a short biograhicalaccount
8id you read the obituary in today’s aer-
Object ' "oun – Any thing, noun (Verb – To offer an oosing view*
&ove that object over here.
Obno&ious – Adjective 8isgusting&y neighbor is so obno%ious.
Observe – Verb – To insect or take note of 8id you observe the man stealing the money-
Occur – Verb – To take lace or haen!t occurred on Aril 9th,
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Overdo – Verb – To do in e%cess8on’t overdo it when you are sick.
Overgron – Verb – To grow or e%and beyond the normal limits
The bush is overgrown.
.ace – Verb – To roceed at a measured seed;e sure to ace yourself or you will run out of energy before you have comletedthe task.
.alatial – Adjective – &agnificent, suitable to a alaceeber’s is a alatial hotel.
.amper – Verb – To treat with e%treme care and attention'ou should amer children when they are sick.
.anacea – "oun – A cure allD a remedy for all difficulties&oney is not a anacea.
.aramount – Adjective – )uerior to all othersD suremeThe aramount hotel in Ann Arbor is eber’s.
.articipants – "oun – 1eole who take art in an activity1articiants in =nglish class are often hay.
.assive – Adjective – Acted uon, the oosite of active
! assively waited for the bus.
.astime – "oun – )omething that makes the assing of time funReading is one of my favorite astimes.
.athetic – Adjective – !dentified by sorrow or melancholyThis is a athetic attemt at a joke.
.entagon – "oun – A fivesided object (the building housing the 5.). military inashington, 8.#.*+ave you seen the 1entagon-
.erimeter – "oun – The boundary or outer limitsThe erimeter measures
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'ou are very ersonable.
.ertinent – Adjective – +aving imortance or clear relevanceThis idea is not ertinent to our roblem.
.lacidly – Adverb – Bree from interrution or disturbanceD $uietly! lacidly waited for the bus.
.olytheist – "oun – A erson who believes in multile :odsBew eole are olytheists.
.otency – "oun – ;eing forceful or owerfulThe otency of my sou has not been tasted.
.otpourri – "oun – A scented mi%ture of flowers, herbs and sices8o you like otourri-
.recedence – "oun – The riority of imortanceThere is no recedence for giving you vacation.
.redecessor – "oun – The erson who reviously occuied a osition or office&y redecessor was a good organi6er.
.redicament – "oun – A difficult, confusing or trying situation&y redicament is causing me to lose slee at night.
.redict – Verb – To foretell or declare in advance
! often can redict the weather.
.ride – "oun – A reasonable or justifiable self resect1ride can be unbecoming.
.rocessing – Verb – :radual changing to roduce a articular result! am rocessing your re$uest.
.rofound – Adjective – +aving intellectual deth and insightThis idea is rofound.
.rohibit – Verb – To forbid by authority'ou should rohibit the children from juming on the bed.
.rolific – Adjective – 1roductive or fruitful+e is a rolific writer.
.roponents – "oun – 4ne who argues in favor of somethingD advocate! am a roonent of animal rights.
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.ropose – Verb – To offer u a suggestion!’d like to roose a solution.
.rovocation – "oun – The act of stimulating
The rovocation for my anger was the newsaer acticle.
.unch – Verb – To strike or hit with a fist'ou should not unch eole.
/ualify – Verb – To meet eligibility re$uirements8o you $ualify for financial aid-
/uestion – "oun – An e%ression used to test knowledge or imrove understanding&y $uestion is thisI.
0apport – "oun – A relationshi marked by comfort and harmony! have a good raort with my relatives.
0avage – Verb – To be violent and destructive&y dog ravaged my garden this summer.
0easonable – Adjective – Realistic, moderate or fair This is a reasonable rice.
0eceive – Verb – To ac$uire or come into the ossession of 8id you receive my email-
0ecogni#e – Verb – To identify as something reviously known! recogni6e your handwriting.
0ecommend – Verb – To suggest as worthy or cometent! recommend that you try watching TV.
0efer – Verb – To have a connection toD related'ou should refer him to your manager.
0efuse – Verb – To be unwilling to accet'ou should refuse to work on )undays.
0eimbursement – "oun – To reay someone for the e$uivalent amount sent! e%ect reimbursement for these e%enses.
0ejuvenating – Verb – To restore to a younger or newer state A bath can be very rejuvenating.
0elentless – Adjective 1ersistent
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&y cat is relentless when she wants attention.
0eply ' Verb – To resond in words or writing1lease rely to my emails.
0equire – Verb – To demand as necessary'ou are re$uired to show !8.
0esilient – Adjective – Tending to recover or adjust easilyD caable of withstandingshock#hildren are very resilient.
0everberate – Verb – To echoThe sound reverberates in my room.
0evie ' Verb – To look at a second time
e should review the vocabulary.
0oommate – "oun – A erson you share housing with&ost eole have a roommate during college.
0oots – "oun – The original source or underground art of a lant or treeThe roots of the tree are huge.
0otation – "oun – The act of turning on an a%is or center The rotation of your tires is imortant.
0udimentary – Adjective – #onsisting of the first or rimary rinciles)elling is rudimentary to writing.
0uthless – Adjective – +aving no comassion for the misery of othersD withoutsymathy&y boss is ruthless in his business ractices.
1age – "oun3Adjective – )omeone who is wise through reflection3e%erience!n all your sage knowledge, what is the meaning of life-
1ane – Adjective – Antonym of cra6yThe cra6y man said, >you are wrong, ! am sane0?
1ardonic – Adjective – &ockingD disdainfully humorousD sarcastic! don’t areciate your sardonic joke0
1cold – Verb – To rebuke or reroachD to find fault in words! scolded my daughter for telling a lie.
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1credriver – "oun – A hand held tool:ive me a screwdriver to fi% this bo%.
1egregation – "oun – The searation or isolation of eole based on race, classor ethnic grou
)egregation has been illegal in the 5) since the fifties.
1elect – Verb – To ick one outD to choose1lease select get rich $uick? deals.
1oaring – Verb BlyingThe soaring bird was very graceful.
1olidify – Verb – To make solid, comact or harde will solidify our relationshi by marrying.
1ometimes – Adverb – "ow and thenD occasionally)ometimes ! like to eat fish.
1tabili#e – Verb – To make firm or ermanent'ou should stabili6e the bed before crawling under it.
1tamina – "oun – =ndurance or staying ower 'ou must have stamina to run a marathon.
1tereotype – "oun – A general oinion of members of a articular grou thatreresents an oversimlified attitudeThe stereotye of Americans is that we are all rich.
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1tirred – Verb – A slight movement that mi%es, agitates or rovokes1lease stir the ingredients in this bowl.
1trenuously – Adjective – Vigorously activeD calls for stamina
! strenuously object to your use of vocabulary. 1trip – Verb – To remove a covering
1lease stri the aint off this chair.
1ubmissive – Adjective – )ubmitting to othersD tame&ost woman are e%ected to be submissive to their husbands.
1ubtle – Adjective – A small differenceD delicateThe subtle taste of ork in the dinner was overlooked.
1uffice – Verb – To satisfy a needD to be sufficient)uffice it to say, you have worked hard to ass toefl.
1uperficial – Adjective – 4f or relating to the surfaceD shallow&y relationshi with him is very suerficial.
1uperstition – "oun – A belief or ractice resulting from ignorance, fear, trust inmagic or chance&any Americans believe the suerstition that
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Tolerate – Verb – To endure without injury or contradiction! will not tolerate your behavior.
To&ic – Adjective 1oisonousThis cleaning fluid is to%ic.
Traditional – Adjective – +anded down through generationsThis is our traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
Transplant – Verb – To remove from one lace and settle in to another ! need to translant this tree to another sot in the yard.
Transport – Verb – To move or carry awayThere are many ways to transort eole across the country.
Treat – Verb – To deal with or handle
! will treat you with resect only if you resect me.
Tremble – Verb – To shake or shiver involuntarilyhen ! am frightened, ! tremble.
Tremendous – Adjective – Astonishing by reason of e%treme greatness,e%cellence, si6e or ower 'ou have made me tremendously hay.
2ltimately – Adverb – !n the endD finally5ltimately, you will learn =nglish.
2ncompromising – Adjective – !nfle%ibleD not willing to make concessions! am uncomromising in my e%ectations that you study at home.
2nderground – "oun – A sace below the earth’s surfaceThe mole made an underground tunnel.
2nerring – Adjective – ithout mistakesD faultless&any eole believe the bible is unerring.
2nfortunately – Adverb – !n an unlucky way5nfortunately, ! had a car accident today.
2nilateral – Adjective – 8one by one erson or artyThe 5) often makes unilateral decisions.
2nli!ely – Adjective !mrobable!t is unlikely to have two car accidents in one week.
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2rban – Adjective – 4f or relating to the city! live in an urban area.
2se – Verb – The act of emloying something&ay ! use your en-
Vague – Adjective – "ot clearly definedD not having a recise meaningThere is a vague difference between >vague? and >subtle?.
Vast – Adjective – :reat in si6e, amount or degree
The 5) is vast.
Vehement – Adjective – !ntensely emotional! am vehement about freedom of seech.
Versatility – "oun – The $uality of being able to change $uicklyVersatility is imortant in business.
Vogue – "oun – That which is fashionable or oular This outfit is very vogue. ! wonder if it will be oular in two years-
Volatile – Adjective – Tending to erut in violenceRelationshis between rival sorts teams can be volatile.
3arn ' Verb – To redict or give notice of a danger ! tried to warn you that the bo% would fall.
3ee!end – "oun – The eriod between the close of one work week and thebeginning of the ne%te are going to a football game this weekend.
3elcome – Verb – To greet or receive gladlyThey made us feel very welcome.
3holesome – Adjective – :ood or sound in body, mind or moralsThis TV show is very wholesome.
3idespread – Adjective – idely sread outD greatly diffusedThere was widesread damage from the forest fires.
3ield – Verb – To handle or manage&y boss wields ower like an insane erson.
3ildlife – "oun – 7iving things that are not human or domesticatede saw much wildlife in the ark.
3onders – "oun – Anything that causes astonishment or admiration
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There are many wonders to see in the 5).
3or!er – "oun – A erson who is aid for manual labor ! am a worker at an assembly lant in #helsea.
3orthhile – Adjective – +aving value e$ual to the time or money sentThe =)7 grous are a worthwhile venture.
4eal – "oun – =ager and ardent interest in ursuit of somethingD assionThere is 6eal for missionary work at many churches.
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