TOEFL Word 2

Question 1

ambiguous

Answer 1

unclear meaning, something that can be understood in more than one way

Question 2

apparent

Answer 2

to be clear in meaning or open to view, easily understood

Question 3

arbitrary

Answer 3

an action or decision made with little thought, order, or reason

Question 4

assert

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to express or defend oneself strongly, assertively state positively

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astounding

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very surprising

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astute

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very intelligent, smart, clever

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authorize

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to give permission or power to do something

Question 8

deceptively

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to make someone think that something is true or good when it is false or bad

Question 9

determined

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to be strong in one’s opinion, to be firm in conviction

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elicit

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to get the facts, to draw out, to evoke

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forbid

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to command not to do something

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petition

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to make a request

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relinquish

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to give up control

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resilient

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strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease

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tempt

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to make it attractive to do something

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amaze

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to fill with great surprise

astonish

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baffle

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to confuse to a point at which no progress can be made

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bear

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to produce, to carry; to show; to endure

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block

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to prevent movement progress, or success

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blur

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To make something difficult to see

Question 21

brilliant

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intensely bright or colorful, intelligent

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caution

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to alert someone of danger, the act of taking care of, or paying attention to, something

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challenge

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an invitation to complete, something that demands competitive action or much though

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delicate

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needing careful treatment, sensitive, easily broken

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enhance

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to increase in a positive way, such as in enhancement value, power, or beaity

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intrigue

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to interest greatly

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persuade

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to change a belief or behavior by argument or reason

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replace

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to change for another thing; to take the place of

Question 29

shed

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to throw off naturally, to give out Syn. discard

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unique

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to be the only one of a kind; special

Syn. rare

Question 31

chiefly

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most importantly or most commonly

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coarse

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not fine or smooth, not delicate

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commonplace

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ordinary

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comparatively

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being measured or judged by comparison

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complex

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difficult to understand or explain;

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conventional

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following accepted rules or standards

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curious

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odd or strange; eager to learn

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exceedingly

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very; to an unusual degree

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exclusively

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no one else; nothing else; not shared with others

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immense

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extremely large

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indeed

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certainly; really (used to make a statement stronger)

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rigid

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not easy to bend; firm, inflexible

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routinely

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regularly, usually done

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sufficiently

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enough, in a satisfying manner

Question 45

visibly

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can be seen