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Barron words TOEFL
Essential words for the TOEFL 7th edition
Term | Definition | Example |
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abroad (adv) | overseas, internationally | travel abroad, living abroad |
abrupt (adj) | sudden | abrupt change |
acceptable (adj) | permissible | The idea was acceptable to everyone. |
acclaim (n) | praise | earn acclaim abroad |
aspect | facet | aspect of economics There are many fascinating ASPECTS to the complex procedure. |
abrupt (adj) | sudden | abrupt change |
attractive (adj) | appealing | attractive to |
autonomous (adj) | independent | autonomously |
chronic (adj) | constant | He is CHRONICALLY late to class |
disapproval (n) | objection | disapproval of |
disruptive (ajd) | disturbing | The storm cased a disruption in bus service. |
haphazardly (adv) | arbitrarily, carelessly | Susan completed the assignment in a haphazard way |
intervention (n) | involvement | Some world leaders decide to not INTERVENE IN the affairs of other nations. |
persistent (adj) | constant | Her PERSISTENCE earned her a spot on the team. |
postpone (v) | reschedule | The referees decided to postpone the soccer match. The postponement of the meeting upset the impatient club members. |
valid (adj) | convincing | valid reason, question validity of the test results. |
withdraw (v) | extract | withdraw from the competition, make a withdrawal from savings to pay tuition |