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unfamiliar word.
TOEFL iBT Exam
Vocabulary List
1700 Words
EXAMPLE
Examples in the form of a word or phrase may help to explain the meaning ... engraved)
For example, if you engrave something with a design of words, or if you engrave a design
or words on it, you cut the design or words onto its surface.
Your wedding ring can be engraved ... you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality.
The central Bank has lowered interest rates by two percent.
Unanimous, adjective (unanimously)
agreed, agreeing, concordant, concurrent,...
... was
in good fun.
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The following exercise will help you figure out the
meaning of some words from VocabularyList 10 by
reading ... existence.
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CHAPTER
Vocabulary
List 10:
Short Words
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CHAPTER SUMMARY
Sometimes, we may falsely assume that vocabulary building means
learning a host of long, multisyllabic words. We may...
... assistance in a
time of need.
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Vocabulary
List 13:
Commonly
Tested Words
CHAPTER SUMMARY
In this chapter, you will learn words that don’t fit neatly ... many
alternate form of the words as you can guess, and then
check the words in a dictionary. Can you use each of the
forms of the words in a sentence?
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anomaly ... of the words listed.
34. Stolid means showing little emotion or awareness,
the opposite of the words listed.
35. Rancor means continuing hatred or ill will, the
opposite of the words listed.
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The Judeo-Christian God is believed to be
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2 ... opposite of the words listed.
32. Addle means to confuse, fluster, or muddle, the
opposite of the words listed.
33. Mutable means changeable or variable, the oppo-
site of the words listed.
34. Partisan ... opposite of the words listed.
36. Omniscient means all knowing, the opposite of
the words listed.
37. Disconsolate means sad, dejected, and hopeless,
the opposite of the words listed.
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a green policy
greet (v)
grey (adj)
a grey area
the grey economy
gross (adj)
a gross profit
gross weight
ground (adj ... is listed
and an example of usage given.
• Topic Lists
As Business English is considered to be a domain in itself, there are no separate topic lists for
BEC Preliminary.
Personal Vocabulary ...
considered to be difficult for this level.
• Compound words
Compound words are not included in the list where both individual words are present and where
the meaning of the compound is...
... branches of learning are taught.
accede v. To agree.
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coquette n. A flirt.
cornice n. An ... Disagreement.
dissentient n. One who disagrees.
dissentious adj. Contentious.
dissertation n. Thesis.
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auburn adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair....
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trenchant
(adj.) cutting; keen or incisive words
Without a trenchant tool, they would have to break the branches rather
than cut them.
The trenchant words hurt the man deeply.
trepidation
(n.) ... trepidation.
With great trepidation, the boy entered the water for the first time.
tribunal
(n.) the seat of judge
The tribunal heard the case of the burglary.
Tài liệu TOEFL, GRE, GMAT miễn ... a long day.
termagant
(n.) a constantly quarrelsome woman
Agreement with the termagant was an impossibility.
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... limited
A sectarian precluded him from listening to the other side.
sedentary
(adj.) characterized by sitting; remaining in one locality
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head.
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reverent
(adj.) respectful; feeling or showing deep love, respect, or awe
The congregation was very reverent ... weekends at Camp David, a rustic
retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland.
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sanguine
(adj.) optimistic; cheerful;...
... solution to
the dilemma.
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quixotic
(adj.) foolishly idealistic; romantically idealistic; extravagantly
chivalrous
He ... more he piqued her, the redder she grew.
pithy
(adj.) terse and full of meaning
Columnist William Safire, a former presidential speech writer, has a
way with words that often yields pithy comments. ... fence-like blockade.
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profound
(adj.) deep; knowledgeable; thorough
It was with profound regret and sorrow that the family...