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TOEFL Vocabulary
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Question | Answer |
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to defend or support law, principle, or policy | uphold |
although something is not true of one thing, it is true of another | whereas |
to accept something even though you do not like it | tolerate |
clearly explained with a small number of words | succint |
representing something else by an association | symbolic |
to start a new activity or project | take up |
to exceed expectations, to become greater or better | surpass |
to have its origins in, to develop from a specific condition or situation | stem from |
having value or being of benefit | worthwhile |
having more than enough of something, sufficient | ample |
to arrive at a specific point, objective or goal | attain |
extremely small or unimportant | minute |
something that makes a personĀ“s life difficult, such as a health problem, or lack of money | hardship |
to force people to follow rules or have the same ideas as those people with greater power over them | impose |
to be able to give or provide | afford |
to put a group of people or things in a special order or position | arrange |
a sudden and powerful action or expression of emotion | outburst |
to find the precise location of something | pinpoint |
if one event is to happen, then another must also happen | provided that |
changes in the way people think or do things | shift |
to notice the difference between two similar things or people | distinguish |
to give someone the authority or the right to do something | empower |
to do something very well, to do something much better than most people | excel |
not refined, advanced, or very well developed | crude |
showing no fear, not afraid | courageous |
to be strong in your opinion; to work hard toward your goals | determined |