toefl

exploit

to take advantage of

account for

to justify

particular

specific

prominent

very well known and important

replenish

refill; restore

indigenous

native

pinpoint

to locate precisely

annihilate

to remove or destroy completely

conversely

on the other hand; contrarily

investigate

to examine

assure

to guarantee

entire

as a whole

compensate for

to make up for

postulate

to hypothesize

magnify

to enlarge; intensify

afford

to give, offer, provide; to be able to buy something without severe consequences

conclusive

definitive

unsophisticated

simple

justified

having a good reason for something

deliberate

intentional; cautious

depend on

to rely on

substantiate

to confirm; authenticate

successively

continuing one after the other without any break

pervasive

widespread

strenuous

arduous

sleek

smooth

invoke

to request help from someone

impressive

remarkable

conjunction

combination

astoundingly

shockingly

aftermath

consequence

promptly

without delay

subdue

to conquer

extant

still existing

sedentary

involving little exercise or physical activity; stationary

eliminate

to get rid of

perfect

refine

genuine

authentic

dominant

prominent

unrivaled

having no equal

paradox

contradiction

neglect

to ignore; to fail to do her/his job

recall

remember

ascend

to rise

solid

keeping its shape or form

contour

outline

inhabit

to occupy

irrevocably

irreversibly; permanantly

superficially

shallowly

stunted

prevented from growing or developing to the usual size

malleable

easily influenced

mean

average; to express

exclude

to disregard

mature

completely grown or developed

pillar

a strong column made of stone, metal, or wood that supports part of a building

encroachment

(gradual) invasion

no wonder

unsurprisingly

virtually

almost entirely; nearly

unprecedented

new; unlike anything from the past

grow accustomed to

to become familiar with something over time so that it feels normal or routine to you

intrigue

to interest; to attract

implausible

difficult to belive

decline

weakening; decrease; refuse

contemporary

modern; coexisting

allocate

to distribute

drastically

in a way that is severe and sudden or has very noticeable effects

heterogeneous

consisting of parts or things that are very different from each other

conspicuous

very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted

prolific

producing a great number or amount of something

fluctuation

variation

encourage

to motivate

abrupt

unexpected

evaluate

to assess

comprehensive

complete and including everything that is necessary

engrave

to carve

slight

minor

monotonous

not changing and therefore boring

regard

to consider; attention

obsession with

preoccupation with

optimize

maximize

supplant

replace

colossal

enormous

diffuse

to spread

susceptible to

vulnerable to

emanate

originate

conventionally

traditionally

expansive

wide; very happy to talk to people in a friendly way

sporadically

not regularly or constantly

comparative

relating to

stamp out

to eliminate

stagnation

a situation in which something stays the same and does not grow and develop

innate

(of a quality) which you are born with, or which is present naturally

obsolete

outdated

specify

to state or describe something clearly and exactly

endure

to tolerate

conceivable

possible to imagine or to believe

sufficiently

adequately

entail

to involve or make something necessary

depict

to portray

integration

to combine two or more things in order to become more effective