Essential TOEFL word list
This is a list of words tested in the TOEFL vocab questions. You need to memorize them in terms of their synonyms.
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abrupt sudden, instantaneous, swift
absorption immersion, incorporation, assimilation, captivationabstract to extract, withdraw, isolate
(when used as a noun or adjective, the stress is on the first syllable, ABstract; when used as a verb, the stress is on the second syllable, abSTRACT)
absurd illogical, irrational, implausible
abundant present in large quantities, plentiful
abundantly immensely, profusely, plentifully,
accept to consent to receive, believe, acknowledge, tolerate
access to approach or enter
accommodate to fit in, adapt, adjust
accordingly therefore, consequently
accumulate to gradually collect, amass
accurate correct, precise; free from errors, on target
accustomed customary, usual, habitual, routine
achieve to accomplish
acknowledge to accept the existence or truth of, express gratitude for
acquire to come into possession of
across beyond, past, on the other side of
activate to initiate, set in motion
actually as a matter of fact, indeed, really
adamant refusing to change an opinion
adapt to make suitable for a new use, adjust, alter, modify
additive extra, supplement
adequate good enough, sufficient, enough, acceptable
(in) addition to besides, furthermore, moreover
adjacent close to or next to, neighboring, adjoining
adjust to change a little to make better
administration the process or activity of running an organization
adopt legally take a child as one's own; take up, follow, select, choose, pick, accept
admit to acknowledge, make known
advantage a favorable circumstance or feature; a benefit, edge
advent arrival, appearance, emergence, approach, occurrence
advocate to champion, support, stand up for
adverse unfavorable, disadvantageous, unfortunate
affect to change, have an effect
affirmative agreeing with, assenting, unequivocal
agency organization established to provide a specific service, action or intervention
aggregation gathering
aggressive assertive and pushy
ailment illness, disorder
allege to claim that someone has done something illegal
allegedly supposedly, reportedly,
alleviate to reduce, diminish, weaken, mitigate
allocate to put aside for a specific purpose
alter to change or adjust
alternative available as another possibility, substitute, option, choice
altogether entirely, completely
amateur enthusiast, devotee, fan; person incompetent at a particular activity
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ambiguous unclear and difficult to understand, equivocal, ambivalent
ambitious having large goals
ample plentiful
analogous comparable, similar, matching
analyze examine methodically and in detail
anomaly deviation from the norm
annual occurring yearly
antique ancient
anxious worried, concerned, apprehensive
apparatus equipment, gear, instrument, tool
apparent clearly visible, obvious, evident; seeming true, but not necessarily so
appreciate to recognize, realize, comprehend, be aware of; respect, acknowledge
approach to come closer to something, a method
arbitrary based on a whim, random, unpredictable
archaic obsolete, out of date, old-fashioned
archetypal representative, most typical, conventional
area a range, field
arid dry, parched, scorched
arousing stimulating, stirring, awakening, appealing
ascend to arise, mount, soar, climb
aspect a feature, characteristic
assert to insist, declare, maintain, argue
assess to evaluate, estimate
assessment evaluation, gauging, estimation, appraisal
assimilation adaptation, familiarization, acclimation
assist to help
assume to believe without proof
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astute clever, sharp, ingenious, canny
attitude manner or feeling
attribute to ascribe, assign, credit, to give a person credit for something
attribute a quality or feature
attain to succeed in achieving something desired
attainment accomplishment, achievement, realization
augment to increase or make larger
authentic genuine, original, real, bona fide, true
autonomous not subject to the rule or control of another, free, independent
authority the power or right to give orders
available obtainable, accessible
aware having knowledge or perception of a situation, well-informed