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Lesson 4
TOEFL Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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achieve | accomplish, perform, effect |
anchor | hold in place, secure, fasten |
attribute | ascribe, impute, refer, quality, trait, characteristic |
brisk | active, vigorous, energetic |
codify | classify, arrange, systematize |
consummate | superb, complete |
descent | falling, origin, blood, lineage |
disseminate | spread out, distribute, scatter |
earn | acquire, attain, win |
emergence | rise, appearance, advent |
facilitate | make more available |
fervent | passionate, ardent, earnest |
fine | slight, subtle, delicate, thin |
frivolous | trivial, trifling, petty, unimportant |
giant | ogre |
golden age | a period of great achievement |
grasp | grip, clutch, grab, seize, catch, understand, comprehend, apprehend |
hamstrung | disabled, crippled, lame, ineffective, powerless |
haphazard | random, casual, unplanned, chance |
incidental | minor, secondary, accidental, casual |
initiate | start, begin, originate, commence, inaugurate |
make up | invent |
manifold | various, multiple, diverse |
obliterate | delete, erase, efface, eradicate, wipe out |
period | time, age, era, epoch |
proceed | advance, progress |
procure | obtain, gain, secure, acquire |
professional | specialized, adept, expert |
redundancy | superfluity, extra capacity, wordiness |
responsible | charged, liable, accountable, answerable |
sharp | keen, pointed, shrewd, sudden, abrupt, rapid |
supplement | add to, extension, extra, addition |
suspend | defer, postpone, delay, procrastinate, interrupt, cease, arrest, stop, hang, dangle, sling |
tailored | adapted, fitted |