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TOEFL Vocab Flashcards

1
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accommodate

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providing room

I accommodated a bed for my guest.

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accumulate

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gather

I accumulated my baggage and boarded the bus.

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3
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arbitrary

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chance

Rolling a dice is completely arbitrary; scientists haven’t made a simulation that perfectly predicts the outcome.

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4
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attribute

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a quality or characteristic of a person, place or thing.

Percy Jackson’s major attribute is loyalty to his friends.

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5
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behalf

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in the interest of
as a representative of
Can you attend the meeting on my behalf?

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bulk

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large thing
important
expand
Hulk is a bulk character in the Marvel movies.

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civil

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polite

S.Q. is always civil to everyone; even Mr. Curtain.

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coherent

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logical
unite
The coherent way to start dominating our solar system is establishing a moon base.

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9
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coincide

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same
Everyone buys the coincide Tesla model, the Model 3.
The coincide meaning of coincide is stable throughout the English dictionary.

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commission

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task
order
The president commissioned companies to start developing renewable technology to reach their goal by 2050.

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commodity

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item

Oxygen tanks are a commodity for Mars settlements.

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12
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compatible

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exist together without conflict
Q: Can the two Norse god tribes be compatible?
A: Eventually, the war resolved to an end. The Vanir and Aesir tribes traded hostages to stay with each other. The two Vanirs, Frey and Freya went to Asgard while Mimir and Honir traveled to the palace of the Vanirs.

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compile

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assemble

Engineers compiled the necessary materials for the rocket.

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14
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compensate

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to give something for loss; recompense

make amends

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15
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comprise

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consist of
make up
The universe is mostly comprised of hydrogen.

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16
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conceive

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think up
Newton was a genius to conceive the Laws of Motion.
I motivate you to conceive the meaning of conceive in a second.

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17
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convene

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summon
assemble
Hades convened the armies of the dead to fight the Titans.
Demeter was able to convene the karpoi.

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18
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contradict

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deny
oppose
Poseidon contradicts the statement that he stole the lightning bolt of Zeus.

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deduce

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conclude
Hades deduced that Zeus or Poseidon has stolen his Helm of Darkness.
Deduce isn’t reduce, so don’t deduce conclude is reduce.

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20
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discrete

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separate

The discretion of Jason and Thalia Grace from a young age was because Zeus appeared in different aspects two times.

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21
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displace

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replace
leave
Astronauts displaced the International Space Station because it was too old.

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22
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distort

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twist

The engineers distorted the shape of their smartphone as if they were made with rubber.

23
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empirical

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observed

There are countless of empirical evidence that the earth is round.

24
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explicit

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clear

The explicit motions of this space mission is to make humanity an interstellar species.

25
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facilitate

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ease

They built the microscope to facilitate the research of microbiology.

26
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forthcoming

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imminent, coming
available
The rise of artificial intelligence is forthcoming.

27
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implement

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tool
apply
People can implement Moor’s law in a variety of fields.

28
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implicate

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involve
suggest
This experiment implicates that pesticides harms the ecosystem significantly.

29
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implicit

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understood

People around the world implicit that we need to achieve net zero in the near future.

30
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impose

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force
take advantage of
The government implicated the Stark Industry to hand over the suits of Iron Man.
I impose you to learn the meaning of impose.

31
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incentive

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motivation
The strongest incentive to continue my research was saving the planet.
I give you incentive to learn the meaning of incentive.

32
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incidentally

A

by the way

by accident

33
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incorporate

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include
I incorporated a lot of new rules for the company.
In that dictionary, do not incorporate the word incorporate.

34
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inherent

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essential
It is inherent that people realize the potential of genetic modification.
Learning the meaning of inherent is inherent for the TOEFL exam.

35
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inhibit

A

prevent

They inhibited the use of drones in this area to protect wildlife.

36
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initiate

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begin

To initiate the project, they need funding from everyone.

37
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initial

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beginning
sign
This is the initial part of humans using technology.

38
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integral

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essential
Building a Dyson sphere is so integral for a interstellar civilization that scientists speculate that there will be a lot of them in the Milky Way galaxy.

39
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integrity

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honesty
unity
I think that integrity is the most important attribute for humans.

40
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internal

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inside

The internal organs of the human body are astounding.

41
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intrinsic

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essential
The intrinsic element for a planet to have liquid water on its surface is whether or not it is located at the Goldilocks zone.

42
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levy

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demand
Workers in the train station levied a pay rise from the company.
Some half-bloods levy to the gods and goddess to pay more attention to them.

43
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margin

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boarder

Some say that there is a firm margin in the universe, while others oppose and state that the universe is infinite.

44
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offset

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balance an argument

An offset has been announced from the council that entirely changed their business model.

45
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orient

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align
aim
They oriented to send people on the surface of Mars.

46
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paradigm

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model
The United States of America is the primary paradigm for countries around the globe.
paradigm - paradox - the fermi paradox is the main paradigm of finding alien life.

47
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precede

A

lead
Martin Luther King Jr. preceded the protests of African Americans.
precede - continue - continue the lead of the revolution.

48
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preliminary

A

prepare

The preliminary test run was a success.

49
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prohibit

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prevent
forbid
My parents prohibited me from using the phone ever again.

50
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radical

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complete
revolutionary
The radical discovery of genetic engineering can open new paths that we can’t imagine.

51
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regime

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government
system
The regime of ecosystems are so complex that we barely understand it.

52
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reside

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live in

We reside in nature, whether we like it or not.

53
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subsequent

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following

In the subsequent years, NASA has developed new technology to build a permanent settlement on the moon.

54
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subsidy

A

granted money

The subsidy from my parents were enough to attend the school I desired.

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