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TOEFL Exam Essentials 2023 Introduction vii Chapter 1 How to Use This Book to Get a Top Score 1 Chapter 2 Listening 23 Chapter 3 Structure 49 Chapter 4 Reading 85 Chapter 5 Writing 113 Appendix A Test Details 139 Appendix B Resources 149

abandon (v.) -->to leave; to give up Ex: To save their lives, the sailors had to ~ the sinking ship. adversely (adj.) -->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.) -->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 num...

1.TALK ABOUT A BOOK YOU HAVE READ THAT WAS important to you for some in why the book was important to pecific details and examples to explain your answer. - Correct Answer-sample 1: The book that was important to me was an instruction manual on how to pronounce English. When I was a middle school student, I did not speak English very well. I always confused the Chinese pronunciation with the English pronunciation, and I was frustrated with that. So I used this book to practice a lot. And t...

Affinity -->a natural attraction or feeling of kinship fledgling -->young and inexperienced hackneyed -->overused, cliched incessant -->never stopping opulence -->wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living proximity -->nearness, closeness sagacious -->having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd supplant -->to take the place of, supersede unassailable -->impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable voluminous -->large in volume...

implement -->tool,appliance,device in terms of -->with regard to,with respect to inveigh against -->criticize strongly monetary -->financial,capital obtain -->gain,earn,achieve,aquire outspoken -->frank,open,candid pant -->gasp/trouser patchy -->irregular uneven, erratic promote -->advance, further, encourage purified -->cleansed, refined, clarified recreational -->as a hobby recruit -->obtain,enlist seize -->grip, take, calsp, grasp,GRAB struc...

garner -->모으다 outright -->노골적인,현찰로,철저한 adv. 철저하게, 즉시 ordain -->정하다 규정하다, 제정하다 enlist -->병적에 편입하다, 징모하다; 협력을 얻다, 도움을 얻다; 입대하다 petition -->탄원서 ballot -->투표 file -->제출하다 expound -->상세히 설명하다 mantle -->외피 valve -->판, 밸브, 막이판; 조가비 blob -->작은방울, 얼룩 heavy-duty -->튼튼한 견고한...

salient -->a. 显著的，突出的 rival -->vt.与...相匹敌 bulk -->n.（大）体积；大部分 seclusion -->n.独处；隐居 meticulous -->a.细心的，很注意细节的 extravagant -->a.（言行等）放肆的，过度的 bulk -->n.（大）体积；大部分 seclusion -->n.独处；隐居 meticulous -->a.细心的，很注意细节的 extravagant -->a.（言行等）放肆的，过度的 bulk -->n.（大）体积；大部分 seclusion --&g...

legitimate -->make legal pummel -->to hit repeatedly facilitate -->make easier exemplify -->be characteristic of confluence -->a flowing together requisite -->required; necessary delude -->To mislead, deceive, lead astray or fool comprehensive -->broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive reticent -->inclined to keep silent; reserved precursor -->an indication of the approach of something or someone reputedly -->According to reputation or...

Acquaint -->使认识 Adobe -->泥砖 土坯 aerial -->空中的 aggregate -->聚集物 airborne -->空气传播的 alga -->藻类 alumnus -->男校友 amid -->在 中 amnesia -->健忘症 anchor -->紧固，shi gu di ng