TOEFL Notes (Cram) Flashcards

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not harmful or offensive

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innocuous “it was an innocuous question”

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not objectionable or harmful

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inoffensive “the water ouzel is an agile, inoffensive creature | inoffensive wallpaper”

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a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits

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variation “regional variations in house prices | the figures showed marked variation from year to year”

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(of two or more people) fully in agreement

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unanimity “the doctors were unanimous in their diagnoses.”

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be harmonious or consistent with

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accord

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harmony or agreement between people or groups

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unity “their leaders called for unity between opposing “

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in agreement or harmony

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congruence “institutional and departmental objectives are largely congruent | the rules may not be congruent with the requirements of the law.”

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formal agreement

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concordance “the concordance between the teams’ research results”

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help to explain (something) by providing further information about it.

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shed light on

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make (something) clear; explain

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elucidate “work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter”

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provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation or reason for

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account for “he was brought before the Board to account for his”

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standing out so as to be clearly visible

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conspicuous “he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam’s apple”

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highly obvious or conspicuous

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glaring “there is a glaring omission in the above data.”

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recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type

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distinct “the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing | there are two distinct types of sickle cell disease.”

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cause surprise or confusion in (someone), esp. by acting against their expectations

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confound “the inflation figure confounded economic analysts.”

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(of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense

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profound “profound social changes | profound feelings of disquiet.”

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(of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled

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perplex “she was perplexed by her husband’s moodiness”

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giving cause for alarm; serious

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grave “a matter of grave concern.”

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cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused

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bewilder “she seemed frightened and bewildered | his reaction had bewildered”

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totally bewilder or perplex

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baffle “an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone”

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a thing of little value or importance

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confound “we needn’t trouble the headmaster over such trifles”

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a slight amount of something

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shade “there is a shade of wistfulness in his rejection”

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a person with whom one works, esp. in a profession or business.

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a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels

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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
inference "his emphasis on order and health, and by inference cleanliness"
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occur again, periodically, or repeatedly
recurring "when the symptoms recurred, the doctor diagnosed something different"
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more important than anything else; supreme having supreme power
paramount "the interests of the child are of paramount importance" "a paramount chief"
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a small remaining quantity of something.
remnant
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appoint (someone) to a specified position
designate "he was designated as prime minister"
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a long, narrow part or section forming the handle of a tool or club, the body of a spear or arrow, or a similar implement
shaft "the shaft of a golf club | the shaft of a feather"
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that is solely or no more or better than what is specified a lake, pond, or arm of the sea
mere "it happened a mere decade ago | questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals"
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a large group of animals, esp. hoofed mammals, that live, feed, or migrate together or are kept together as livestock
herds "a herd of elephants | large farms with big dairy herds"
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positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronom supremely
celestial "a celestial body" "the celestial beauty of music"
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an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (similar to but narrower than a mesa)
butte
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a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood, typically rectangular a large, thick slice or piece of cake, bread, chocolate,
slabs "paving slabs | she settled on a slab of rock" "a slab of bread and cheese"
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an isolated flat–topped hill with steep sides, found in landscapes with horizontal strata
mesa
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form or devise (a plan or idea) in the become pregnant with (a child)
conceive "a brilliantly conceived and executed robbery" "she was conceived when her father was 49"
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call people together for (a meeting)
convene "he had convened a secret meeting of military personnel"
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be a sign of; indicate
denote "his mark denotes purity and quaity"
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have one's permanent home in a particular place be situated
reside "people who work in the city actually reside in neighboring towns" "the paintings now reside on the walls of a restaurant"
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a situation, object, or statement that is the reverse of another, or that corresponds to it but with certain terms transposed
the converse "if spirituality is properly political, the converse is also true: politics is properly spiritual"
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in spite of
notwithstanding "notwithstanding the evidence, the consensus is that the jury will not reach a verdict | [postpositive] this small contretemps notwithstanding, they both had a good time"
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coincidence
happenstance "it was just happenstance that I happened to be there | an untoward happenstance for Trudy"
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by that means; as a result of that
thereby "students perform in hospitals, thereby gaining a deeper awareness of the therapeutic power of music"
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by which
whereby "a system whereby people could vote by telephone"
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deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements
infer "from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing"
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able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable
authoritative "clear, authoritative information and advice | an authoritative source"
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the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or something else undesirable
incidence "an increased incidence of cancer"
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present as the strongest or main element
predominant "its predominant color was white"
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having or exerting control or power
predominant "the predominant political forces"