5000 TOEFL Vocabulary List

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acquire  Speak Example sentences
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v. win something through one's efforts
v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
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v. shorten
v. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
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a. marked by active interest and enthusiasm
a. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
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a. furnishing added support
a. functioning in a supporting capacity
adhere  Speak Example sentences
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v. follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
v. stick to firmly
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n. a group of many islands in a large body of water
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n. an increase in price or value
n. a favorable judgment
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n. weapons considered collectively
n. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
affective  Speak Example sentences
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n. an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
n. a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
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a. clear and distinct
n. a typeface with thick heavy lines
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a. characterized by emotion
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n. the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
ad. extremely and sharply
ample  Speak Example sentences
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n. the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
n. a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
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a. fairly large
a. more than enough in size or scope or capacity
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n. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
n. a connection that fastens things together
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n. a line of approach
n. a wide street or thoroughfare
antibiotic  Speak Example sentences
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v. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
n. someone who takes the place of another person
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n. a desirable state
a. very close and convivial
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n. a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
a. of or relating to antibiotic drugs
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v. grow or intensify
v. enlarge or increase
appropriation  Speak Example sentences
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n. a group of many islands in a large body of water
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n. a line of approach
n. a wide street or thoroughfare
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n. money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose
n. incorporation by joining or uniting
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a. mentally quick
a. moving quickly and lightly
artisan  Speak Example sentences
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v. provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials
v. ascribe an achievement to
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n. sound of rapid vibration
n. a confusion of activity and gossip
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a. clear and distinct
n. a typeface with thick heavy lines
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n. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
atomization  Speak Example sentences
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v. follow through or carry out a plan without deviation
v. stick to firmly
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n. annihilation by reducing something to atoms
n. separating something into fine particles
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n. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
v. copulate with a female, used especially of horses
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v. hold or carry in equilibrium
n. the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
augment  Speak Example sentences
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v. be able to spare or give up
v. be the cause or source of
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v. laugh unrestrainedly
v. cause to go into a solution
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a. not easily borne; wearing
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v. grow or intensify
v. enlarge or increase
auxiliary  Speak Example sentences
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a. extremely steep
a. surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner
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v. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
n. someone who takes the place of another person
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a. tending to cause suspension of regular breathing
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a. furnishing added support
a. functioning in a supporting capacity