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TOEIC Reading Vocabulary (1)

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acquisition
adolescent
adverse
aesthetic
affiliate
afflict
aggravate
agitation
alleviate
amends
anonymous
appraisal
articulate
ascertain
ascribe
assault
assert
asset
assimilate
attorney
augment
authentic
avail
avert
baffle
barren
batch
bizarre
bleak
blunder
blunt
bonus
brace
brittle
capsule
casualty
ceramic
cereal
commentary
commitment
commute
compatible
competence
compile
compulsory
concede
conceive
concession
concise
confer
configuration
conform
confusion
consecutive
consensus
conserve
conspicuous
constituent
constrain
consultant
contaminate
contemplate
contempt
contend
contradict
contrive
controversial
controversy
converge
convict
cordial
corps
corrode
corrupt
costume
courtesy
cripple
criterion
crucial
culminate
cumulative
curb
curt
cynical
deficit
degenerate
deliberate
denote
denounce
depict
designate
despise
deteriorate
diffuse
dilemma
dilute
discern
discrepancy
discrete
disguise
dismay
dispatch
disperse
disposition
disrupt
dissipate
distil
disturbance
divine
drastic
dubious
dwell
eccentric
edible
ego
elicit
elite
eloquent
embark
empirical
endow
enhance
ensue
entail
entity
entrepreneur
envisage
epoch
equilibrium
erosion
erroneous
escort
essence
ethics
ethnic
evoke
exemplify
exempt
exotic
expertise
explicit
exposition
exquisite
extinct
extinguish
fabricate
facet
facilitate
feeble
flap
fling
fluctuate
flutter
foam
foil
formidable
formulate
fort
fossil
foster
foul
fracture
fraud
fringe
frustrate
galaxy
gaol
garment
gear
glide
gloomy
gorgeous
gossip
graze
grease
grief
grieve
grim
hamper
hatch
haul
haunt
heal
heave
heir
heritage
hierarchy
hinder
hinge
hitherto
homogeneous
hose
hover
humidity
hurl
hypothesis
hysterical

Word and Definition List


acquisition: Read
n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
(приобретение) act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

adolescent: Read
n.
(подростков) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

adverse: Read
a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
(неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

aesthetic: Read
a. Syn. artistic; elegant
(эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affiliate: Read
v. Syn. associate; incorporate
(филиал) associate; incorporate

afflict: Read
v. Syn. plague; suffer; torment
(страдает) cause pain, suffering or distress

aggravate: Read
v. Syn. worsen; exacerbate
(усугубить) worsen; make worse or more troublesome

agitation: Read
n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance
(агитация) anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

alleviate: Read
v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce
(облегчения) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

amends: Read
n.
(вносит) compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation

anonymous: Read
a. Syn. unknown; nameless
(Аноним) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

appraisal: Read
n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
(оценки) assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

articulate: Read
a. Syn. effective; distinct
(сформулировать) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

ascertain: Read
v. Syn. discover; insure
(установить) find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of

ascribe: Read
v. Syn. refer; attribute; assign
(приписывают) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

assault: Read
n. Syn. attack; onslaught
(нападение) attack; onslaught

assert: Read
v. Syn. declare
(утверждать) declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

asset: Read
n. Syn. properties; advantage
(активов) properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality

assimilate: Read
v. Syn. absorb
(ассимилировать) incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

attorney: Read
n. Syn. lawyer
(адвокат) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

augment: Read
v. Syn. increase
(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

authentic: Read
a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy
(подлинные) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

avail: Read
v. Syn. profit; promote
(воспользоваться) turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote

avert: Read
v. Syn. prevent
(предотвратить) prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away

baffle: Read
v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
(перегородки) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

barren: Read
a. Syn. desolate
(бесплодной) desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

batch: Read
n.
(партия) quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

bizarre: Read
a. Syn. fantastic
(странное) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

bleak: Read
a. Syn. cold; cheerless
(мрачная) cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

blunder: Read
n. Syn. error
(ошибка) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

blunt: Read
a. Syn. insensitive
(тупой) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

bonus: Read
n.
(Бонусы) an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation

brace: Read
n.
(скобка) something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;

brittle: Read
a.
(хрупкого) easily broken; having little elasticity

capsule: Read
n. Syn. pill
(капсулы) small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work

casualty: Read
n.
(авария) serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident

ceramic: Read
a.
(керамика) of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.

cereal: Read
n.
(зерновых) grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.

commentary: Read
n.
(Комментарий) written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

commitment: Read
n.
(обязательства) pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action

commute: Read
v.
(коммутируют) obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

compatible: Read
a. Syn. harmonious
(совместимые) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes

competence: Read
n.
(компетенции) quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

compile: Read
v. Syn. assemble; gather; accumulate
(компи��яции) put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources

compulsory: Read
a. Syn. mandatory; obligatory
(обязательного) mandatory; obligatory; required by rule

concede: Read
v. Syn. admit; yield
(уступать) admit; yield; give up physical control of another

conceive: Read
v. Syn. design; consider
(себе) form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

concession: Read
n.
(концессии) act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission

concise: Read
a. Syn. succinct; terse
(краткой) brief and compact; expressing much in few words

confer: Read
v.
(конференции) bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

configuration: Read
n.
(Конфигурация) arrangement of parts or elements; outline

conform: Read
v.
(соответствовать) comply with; follow; fit; meet

confusion: Read
n.
(путаницы) mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order

consecutive: Read
a. Syn. successive; sequential
(последовательных) following one after another without interruption; sequential

consensus: Read
n. Syn. Agreement; accord
(консенсуса) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole

conserve: Read
v. Syn. retain; preserve
(сохранение) retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste

conspicuous: Read
a. Syn. noticeable; prominent
(заметными) noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious

constituent: Read
n. Syn. component; element; ingredient
(учредительных) component or part; citizen, voter

constrain: Read
v. Syn. restrain; confine
(ограничить) restrain; keep within close bounds; confine

consultant: Read
n.
(консультант) an expert who gives advice

contaminate: Read
v. Syn. taint; pollute; defile
(загрязнять) make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile

contemplate: Read
v. Syn. ponder; meditate
(созерцать) look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

contempt: Read
n. Syn. disgrace
(презрение) state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of

contend: Read
v.
(бороться) strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for

contradict: Read
v. Syn. confront; oppose
(противоречит) confront; oppose

contrive: Read
v.
(придумать) form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

controversial: Read
a. Syn. controvertible; disputable
(спорных) controvertible; disputable

controversy: Read
n. Syn. contention; argument
(споры) contentious speech act; argument

converge: Read
v. Syn. approach
(сходятся) approach; tend to meet; come together

convict: Read
v.
(осужденного) find or declare guilty

cordial: Read
a. Syn. gracious
(сердечные) gracious; showing warm and friendliness

corps: Read
n.
(корпуса) an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together

corrode: Read
v.
(коррозии) destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

corrupt: Read
a. Syn. spoiled; tainted
(коррумпированных) changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted

costume: Read
n. Syn. dress; attire
(костюм) dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season

courtesy: Read
n.
(любезно) polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact

cripple: Read
n. Syn. handicap; maim; disable
(калекой) person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb

criterion: Read
n.
(критерии) standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test

crucial: Read
a.
(важнейших) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance

culminate: Read
v.
(завершится) reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit

cumulative: Read
a.
(совокупный) increasing by successive addition

curb: Read
v.
(обуздать) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain

curt: Read
a.
(Курт) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner

cynical: Read
a.
(циничным) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic

deficit: Read
n. Syn. shortfall; shortage
(дефицит) inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

degenerate: Read
v. Syn. deteriorate
(вырождаться) become worse; decline; fall

deliberate: Read
v. Syn. consider; ponder
(преднамеренное) consider; think about carefully; weigh

denote: Read
v. Syn. signify; indicate; show
(обозначим) indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically

denounce: Read
v. Syn. condemn; criticize; announce
(денонсировать) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner

depict: Read
v. Syn. portray; describe
(и��ображать) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe

designate: Read
v. Syn. nominate; assign; name
(назначают) indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to

despise: Read
v.
(презирают) dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn

deteriorate: Read
v. Syn. decline
(ухудшаться) become worse; decline

diffuse: Read
v.
(диффузного) spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

dilemma: Read
n. Syn. predicament
(дилемма) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

dilute: Read
v. Syn. weaken; attenuate
(разбавленных) weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water

discern: Read
v. Syn. detect; perceive
(различать) detect; perceive

discrepancy: Read
n. Syn. difference
(расхождение) lack of consistency; difference

discrete: Read
a. Syn. separate; distinct
(дискретного) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts

disguise: Read
n.
(замаскировать) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception

dismay: Read
v. Syn. discourage; frighten
(тревоге) destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm

dispatch: Read
n. Syn. expedition; sending off
(отправки) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste

disperse: Read
v. Syn. scatter
(разгона) move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known

disposition: Read
n. Syn. temperament; nature; tendency
(расположение) natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something

disrupt: Read
v. Syn. upset; interrupt
(нарушить) upset; throw into confusion or disorder

dissipate: Read
v. Syn. waste; scatter
(рассеять) spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse

distil: Read
v.
(дистиллированной) drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream

disturbance: Read
n. Syn. disorder; turmoil
(нарушение) disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder

divine: Read
v.
(божественной) perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity

drastic: Read
a. Syn. radical; severe
(резкое) radical; taking effect violently or rapidly

dubious: Read
a. Syn. questionable
(сомнительных) questionable; filled with doubt

dwell: Read
v. Syn. reside; inhabit
(останавливаться) live as a resident; exist in a given place or state

eccentric: Read
a. Syn. irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
(эксцентричный) departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

edible: Read
a. Syn. eatable
(пищевые) eatable; substance that can be used as food

ego: Read
n.
(эго) self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance

elicit: Read
v. Syn. provoke
(вызывают) draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

elite: Read
n.
(элита) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

eloquent: Read
a. Syn. expressive; persuasive
(красноречивым) vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive

embark: Read
v. Syn. commence
(начать) commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey

empirical: Read
a.
(эмпирических) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

endow: Read
v. Syn. grant; award
(придать) grant; award; give qualities or abilities to

enhance: Read
v. Syn. increase; improve
(повышения) make better or more attractive; increase; improve

ensue: Read
v. Syn. follow
(наступить) pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence

entail: Read
v. Syn. require; necessitate; involve
(влечет) imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way

entity: Read
n.
(лица) real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence

entrepreneur: Read
n. Syn. businessperson; enterprise
(предприниматель) person who organizes and operates a business; contractor

envisage: Read
v.
(предусмотреть) look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way

epoch: Read
n. Syn. era
(эпохи) particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable

equilibrium: Read
n. Syn. balance
(равновесие) mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives

erosion: Read
n. Syn. corrosion
(эрозии) corrosion; a gradual decline of something

erroneous: Read
a. Syn. mistaken; wrong
(ошибочных) containing or derived from error; mistaken

escort: Read
n.
(сопровождение) one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey

essence: Read
n.
(сущность) most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

ethics: Read
n. Syn. morals; principles
(этика) morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.

ethnic: Read
a. Syn. racial
(этнических) relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage

evoke: Read
v. Syn. bring out; arouse
(вызывают) bring out; arouse; call forth

exemplify: Read
v. Syn. embody
(иллюстрируют) serve as an example of; embody

exempt: Read
a.
(освобождены) not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation

exotic: Read
a. Syn. strange
(экзотические) from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual

expertise: Read
n. Syn. skill
(Экспертиза) specialized knowledge; expert skill

explicit: Read
a. Syn. definite; outspoken
(явный) precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken

exposition: Read
n.
(Экспозиция) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue

exquisite: Read
a. Syn. excellent; flawless
(изысканный) excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating

extinct: Read
a. Syn. nonexistent; vanished; dead
(вымерших) no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

extinguish: Read
v.
(тушения) quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy

fabricate: Read
v. Syn. build
(изготовления) build; put together out of components or parts

facet: Read
n. Syn. side
(грань) small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface

facilitate: Read
v. Syn. promote; expedite
(содействовать) help bring about; make less difficult

feeble: Read
a. Syn. weak; frail
(слабый) lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail

flap: Read
n.
(заслонка) flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap

fling: Read
v. Syn. discard
(бросать) throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt

fluctuate: Read
v. Syn. waver; shift
(колебаться) rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly

flutter: Read
v.
(флаттера) vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner

foam: Read
n.
(пена) white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids

foil: Read
v. Syn. hinder
(фольги) prevent from being successful

formidable: Read
a. Syn. menacing; threatening
(грозным) arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat

formulate: Read
v. Syn. policy; theory
(сформулировать) decide upon and express in words

fort: Read
n. Syn. fortress; stronghold
(Форт) a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post

fossil: Read
n. Syn. remnant
(ископаемых) remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age

foster: Read
v. Syn. rear
(содействовать) rear; promote the growth of; help develop

foul: Read
n. Syn. disgusting; filthy
(фол) act that violates of the rules of a sport

fracture: Read
v. Syn. break; crack
(разрушения) break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

fraud: Read
n.
(мошенничество) getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive

fringe: Read
n. Syn. margin; periphery
(края) margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band

frustrate: Read
v. Syn. thwart; defeat
(сорвать) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment

galaxy: Read
n.
(Галактики) large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

gaol: Read
n. Syn. jail
(тюрьма) place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment

garment: Read
n.
(одежда) any article of clothing, as coat or gown

gear: Read
n.
(передач) toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction

glide: Read
v. Syn. slide; slip
(скольжения) slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

gloomy: Read
a. Syn. dusky; dim
(мрачные) imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded

gorgeous: Read
a. Syn. beautiful; magnificent
(великолепный) dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent

gossip: Read
n. Syn. rumor
(сплетни) rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions

graze: Read
v. Syn. feed
(пасутся) scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage

grease: Read
n.
(смазка) oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things

grief: Read
n.
(горе) pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness

grieve: Read
v.
(скорбим) cause to be sorrowful; distress

grim: Read
a.
(мрачные) unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

hamper: Read
v. Syn. obstruct
(препятствовать) put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of

hatch: Read
v. Syn. breed
(люк) breed; emerge from the egg

haul: Read
v. Syn. transport; drag
(магистральных) draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction

haunt: Read
v. Syn. torment; bother; disturb
(преследовать) be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

heal: Read
v. Syn. cure
(исцелить) cure; make or get healthy again

heave: Read
v. Syn. lift; raise; hoist; throw
(бросать) cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

heir: Read
n. Syn. descendent; offspring
(наследник) person who inherits some title or office

heritage: Read
n. Syn. legacy; bequest; tradition
(наследия) legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition

hierarchy: Read
n. Syn. class; order
(иерархии) arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked

hinder: Read
v. Syn. stunt; inhibit; hamper; impede
(препятствовать) put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

hinge: Read
n.
(шарнир) a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

hitherto: Read
ad.
(ранее) to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now

homogeneous: Read
a. Syn. uniform; similar
(однородных) of the same or similar nature or kind

hose: Read
n.
(шланг) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

hover: Read
v. Syn. float; waver; vacillate
(наведении) hang about; wait nearby; remain floating

humidity: Read
n. Syn. dampness; moisture
(влажность) dampness; moisture

hurl: Read
v. Syn. throw; cast; toss
(бросать) throw with great force; cast; toss

hypothesis: Read
n. Syn. assumption; theory
(гипотезы) assumption; theory

hysterical: Read
a.
(истерический) marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic