Barron's Essential Words for the TOEFL
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indiscriminate | arbitrary adj. not chosen carefully; unplanned |
| narrow | thin a. small from one side to the other; limited n |
| span | cover v. the length of time or distance from one limit to the other; to cross |
| isolated | secluded adj. kept separated from others |
| mimic | imitate v. to copy an action |
| phenomena | events n. natural events or facts; strange or notable n pl a |
| caution | v. to alert someone of danger, warn someone to take care or pay attention to something syn. warn |
| persistent | adj. continuous; refusing to give up; firm in action or decision syn. constant |
| scarcely | hardly adv. almost not |
| eliminate | delete v. to remove, free oneself of something |
| defy | resist v. to show little fear or regard for rules or established norms; to change |
| predictably | expectedly adv. in a way that foretells future events |
| redundant | extra adj. being excessive; showing unnecessary repetition |
| motion | movement n. the state of changing one's position |
| harmful | unhealthy adj. something that cause pain or damage |
| advice | n. a recommendation syn. suggestion |
| baffle | v. to confuse to a point at which no progress can be made syn. puzzle |
| conventional | adj. following accepted rules or standards syn. traditional |
| placid | calm a. quiet, not easy upset |
| valid | adj. producing a desired result based on truths or fact syn. convincing |
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