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Toni TOEFL 71 words

March 17, 2009 By Toni H. (Zürich Switzerland)

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  1. hospitable
    disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity
  2. accustomed
    commonly used or practiced; usual
  3. prolonged
    relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
  4. evolve
    undergo development or evolution
  5. mean
    denote or connote
  6. persisting
    relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit
  7. hypothesize
    to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  8. distribute
    give to several people
  9. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  10. distinguish
    mark as different
  11. sum up
    give a summary (of)
  12. mirror
    polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
  13. blur
    make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
  14. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
  15. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  16. enrol
    register formally as a participant or member
  17. grant
    let have
  18. literacy
    the ability to read and write
  19. numeracy
    skill with numbers and mathematics
  20. syllabus
    an integrated course of academic studies
  21. tutor
    a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
  22. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  23. appealing
    able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
  24. haphazardly
    in a random manner
  25. nimble
    moving quickly and lightly
  26. frail
    physically weak
  27. worthwhile
    sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest
  28. rewarding
    providing personal satisfaction
  29. caliber
    diameter of a tube or gun barrel
  30. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  31. elicit
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  32. finite
    bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
  33. hasten
    move fast
  34. notion
    a general inclusive concept
  35. placid
    (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  36. reveal
    make visible
  37. varied
    characterized by variety
  38. evolve
    undergo development or evolution
  39. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  40. captive
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  41. savagery
    the property of being untamed and ferocious
  42. furthermore
    in addition
  43. strangle
    kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
  44. slash
    cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
  45. rope
    a strong line
  46. gut
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
  47. jibe
    shift from one side of the ship to the other
  48. leapfrog
    a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over
  49. backlash
    a movement back from an impact
  50. obstacle
    something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
  51. stance
    a rationalized mental attitude
  52. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  53. wrap up
    arrange or fold as a cover or protection
  54. likewise
    in like or similar manner
  55. deployment
    the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work
  56. fruition
    the condition of bearing fruit
  57. fraternity
    a social club for male undergraduates
  58. campaign
    several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
  59. bachelor
    a man who has never been married
  60. inferior
    of or characteristic of low rank or importance
  61. negotiable
    able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
  62. endorsement
    the act of endorsing
  63. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
  64. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  65. outrageous
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  66. vogue
    a current state of general acceptance and use
  67. determine
    find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
  68. inferior
    of or characteristic of low rank or importance
  69. merry
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  70. essential
    basic and fundamental
  71. gainful
    yielding a fair profit