400 Must Have Words for the TOEFL
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abandon (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to leave; to give up
Ex: To save their lives, the sailors had to ~ the sinking ship.
adversely (adj.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔in a harmful way; negatively
Ex: Excessive rainfall early in the spring can ~ affect the planting of crops.
Usage Tips: ~ is often followed by affect.
aggregate (adj.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gathered into or amounting to a whole
Ex: It is impossible to judge last year's performance without knowing the ~
sales numbers.
Usage Tips: ~ is often followed by a term like sum, total, or numbers.
cultivation (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔preparing the land to grow crops;
improvement for agricultural purposes
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,Ex: With the development of land ~, hunters and gatherers were able to
settle in one place.
fertilize (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to supply with nourishment for plants by
adding helpful substances to the soil
Ex: This farm ~+ tomatoes more than any other crop.
intensify (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to increase in power; to act with increased
strength
Ex: Jacob's long absence ~+ his certainty that he should marry Rose.
irrigation (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the supplying of water to dry land
Ex: In dry areas of the country, you can see ditches all over the farm-land
for ~.
obtain (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to gain possession of; to get
Ex: After a series of difficult interviews, he finally was able to ~ the job.
photosynthesis (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process by which green plants
make their own food by combining water, salts, and carbon dioxide in the
presence of light
Ex: Oxygen is a by-product of the process of ~.
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,precipitation (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔water that falls to the Earth's surface
Ex: In the Pacific Northwest, the high level of ~ ensures rich, green plant
life.
anticipate (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to expect; to sense something before it
happens
Ex: By placing sensors in earthquake-prone areas, scientists can ~ some
tremors in time to warn the public.
catastrophic (adj.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔extremely harmful; causing financial or
physical ruin
Ex: The architect died in a ~ elevator accident.
collide (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to come together with great or violent force
Ex: As usual, their holiday was ruined when their in-laws' views on politics
~+ with their own.
eruption (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a sudden, often violent, outburst
Ex: The ~ of Mount St. Helens in 1980 caused 57 deaths and
immeasurable change to the face of the mountain.
Usage Tips: ~ is often followed by an of phrase.
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, famine (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔severe hunger; a drastic food shortage
Ex: The potato ~ in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century caused large
numbers of Irish people to emigrate to America.
flood (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an overflowing of water; an excessive amount
Ex: The constant rain and poor drainage system caused a ~ in town.
Ex: The political party sent out a ~ of letters criticizing their opponents.
impact (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a strong influence
Ex: The speech about the importance of education made an ~ on me.
Usage Tips: ~ is usually followed by on or of.
persevere (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to keep going, despite obstacles or
discouragement; to maintain a purpose
Ex: The hikers ~+ despite the bad weather and the icy trail.
plunge (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to go down suddenly; to decrease by a great
amount in a short time
Ex: He jumped off the diving board and ~+ into the pool.
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abandon (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to leave; to give up
Ex: To save their lives, the sailors had to ~ the sinking ship.
adversely (adj.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔in a harmful way; negatively
Ex: Excessive rainfall early in the spring can ~ affect the planting of crops.
Usage Tips: ~ is often followed by affect.
aggregate (adj.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gathered into or amounting to a whole
Ex: It is impossible to judge last year's performance without knowing the ~
sales numbers.
Usage Tips: ~ is often followed by a term like sum, total, or numbers.
cultivation (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔preparing the land to grow crops;
improvement for agricultural purposes
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,Ex: With the development of land ~, hunters and gatherers were able to
settle in one place.
fertilize (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to supply with nourishment for plants by
adding helpful substances to the soil
Ex: This farm ~+ tomatoes more than any other crop.
intensify (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to increase in power; to act with increased
strength
Ex: Jacob's long absence ~+ his certainty that he should marry Rose.
irrigation (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the supplying of water to dry land
Ex: In dry areas of the country, you can see ditches all over the farm-land
for ~.
obtain (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to gain possession of; to get
Ex: After a series of difficult interviews, he finally was able to ~ the job.
photosynthesis (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process by which green plants
make their own food by combining water, salts, and carbon dioxide in the
presence of light
Ex: Oxygen is a by-product of the process of ~.
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,precipitation (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔water that falls to the Earth's surface
Ex: In the Pacific Northwest, the high level of ~ ensures rich, green plant
life.
anticipate (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to expect; to sense something before it
happens
Ex: By placing sensors in earthquake-prone areas, scientists can ~ some
tremors in time to warn the public.
catastrophic (adj.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔extremely harmful; causing financial or
physical ruin
Ex: The architect died in a ~ elevator accident.
collide (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to come together with great or violent force
Ex: As usual, their holiday was ruined when their in-laws' views on politics
~+ with their own.
eruption (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a sudden, often violent, outburst
Ex: The ~ of Mount St. Helens in 1980 caused 57 deaths and
immeasurable change to the face of the mountain.
Usage Tips: ~ is often followed by an of phrase.
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, famine (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔severe hunger; a drastic food shortage
Ex: The potato ~ in Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century caused large
numbers of Irish people to emigrate to America.
flood (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an overflowing of water; an excessive amount
Ex: The constant rain and poor drainage system caused a ~ in town.
Ex: The political party sent out a ~ of letters criticizing their opponents.
impact (n.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a strong influence
Ex: The speech about the importance of education made an ~ on me.
Usage Tips: ~ is usually followed by on or of.
persevere (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to keep going, despite obstacles or
discouragement; to maintain a purpose
Ex: The hikers ~+ despite the bad weather and the icy trail.
plunge (v.) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔to go down suddenly; to decrease by a great
amount in a short time
Ex: He jumped off the diving board and ~+ into the pool.
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