1800 TOEFL essential vocabulary

... 1800 TOEFL ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY By Cho Sangik DARAKWON PRESS First published in August 2009 By Darakwon, Inc ... The Great Basin is hemmed in by the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west and by the Rocky Mountains to the east, giving it no outlet to the sea 24 core n the innermost, central, essential, or unchanging part center, heart, nucleus The asteroids’ compositions are believed t...

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... secretary of state [-ed, -ing, -ation n.] [Syn assert] 246 Essential Vocabulary aggrandize (uh GRAN dyz) vt to make greater, richer, more powerful; to make seem richer • By certifying the landfill as ... n.] bland (BLAND) adj mild and soothing rather than harsh and grating; without taste; flavorless; insipid; dull • Milk is a very bland drink when compared to orange or grapefruit juice...

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... self-denying; austere —n a person who lives a life of rigorous self-denial for whatever purpose; anyone living with strict self-discipline and renouncing the usual comforts and pleasures • Gandhi ... n any one of a class of cold-blooded vertebrates without scales (including frogs, newts, salamanders, and toads) that starts life with gills, living in the water, and later develops lungs...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... well-being is a concern of Diane’s • Sandy has a financial concern in the company’s health • The stock market’s fall was a great concern of those nearing retirement [-ed, -ing; also -ed adj and -ing ... things at the same time [-ed, -ing] [Syn fight, struggle] confront (kon FRUHNT) vt to stand or meet face-to-face; to face or oppose boldly or defiantly; bring face-to-face with • The boxers...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... cut up and use for firewood • Native Americans hewed totem poles from tree trunks • Many native cultures make hewed pipes and knife handles from wood, bone, and ivory [-ed, -ing, -n adj., -er n.] ... doing well [-ed, -ing] 292 Essential Vocabulary haughty (HAW tee) adj having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain for others • Two of King Lear’s daughters were very haughty,...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... tried -and- true way of cleaning a rug in the nineteenth century was to hang it over a rope and drub it with all your might • The Mets were given an eight-to-one drubbing by the Braves [-bed, -bing] ... distinguished senator from (your state)” is a title of rank and respect [-ed, -ing, -able adj., -ably adv.] [Syn discriminate] 88 Essential Vocabulary distort (dis TAWRT) vt to twist out...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... law and order in the Old West Congress establishes the laws by which we live Johnny established his law office in New York City Rose and Dorothy established a lifelong friendship [-ed, -ing, -ment ... play baseball • Ian was elated at the sight of his grandma’s chocolate cream pies [-ly adv.] element (EL i mint) n the most basic (as-small-as-it-gets) part or principle of anything, wheth...

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... deserted or abandoned; unhappy and lonely • Being marooned on a desert island would tend to make one feel forlorn • Left standing at the altar, Harold heaved a forlorn sigh [-ly adv., -ness n.] forsake ... summer home by the Vanderbilts in Newport, Rhode Island) can only be described as grandiose • Napoleon had grandiose plans for a French empire • The court of Louis XVI was so grandiose as...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... atomic weights • Carbon, atomic number 6, has two isotopes, C-12 and C-14, with atomic weights shown by their numbers • U-235, U-238, and U-239 are three isotopes of uranium [isotopic adj.] QUICK ... lever and a fulcrum to rest it on, he could move the world • Probably the lever most adult Americans are familiar with today is in voting machines and is used to open and close the cu...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... being asked where you’d like to eat and then ending up at your friend’s choice of restaurant? • As a general rule, country -and- western music lovers loathe hip-hop [-d, loathing] [Syn hate] lobbyist ... Strong’s overwhelming victory is a mandate for him to pursue equal rights for women • The new law mandates a $300 fine for overtime parking [-d,* mandating] 153 154 Essential Vocabulary...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... that the future is ordained, and no matter what we do, we can’t change it • New clergypersons are ordained, usually from among the ranks of the seminarians [-ed, -ing, -ment, ordination n.] origin ... often parched by sun-drying, which both wrinkles them up and intensifies their flavor • After two hours in the boat, Roxane was parched and reached for a bottle of iced tea [-ed, -ing] p...

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