Hackers TOEFL Vocabulary DAY 21

flourish

thrive, prosper, blossom, do well

f______

dissipate

disperse, scatter

d______

profound

1.great, significant 2.deep fundamental 3.far-reaching

p______

intriguing

interesting but not completely understood, fascinating

i______

ingenuity

creativeness, inventiveness; cleverness

i______

considerably

significantly, appreciably, fairly

c______

conquer

defeat, prevail, triumph

c______

fragment

1.piece, flake, particle, part 2.break apart, shatter, divide

f______

spell

a certain period of time

s______

facet

aspect, phase

f______

mundane

ordinary, banal, commonplace

m______

dense

crowded, thick, compact

d______

random

unplanned, unpredictable, chance

r______

mere

nothing more than, insignificant

m____

persistence

continuation, ceaselessness

p______

intrusive

interfering, meddlesome

i______

culminate in

reach completion in, reach the highest point in

c______

stabilize

hold in place, support

s______

prompt

cause, stimulate, bring about, induce

p______

distinction

difference, divergence, contrast

d______

constant

unchangeable, steady, stationary

c______

appreciation

understanding, comprehension

a______

sophistication

expertise

s______

pronouncement

statement, declaration, proclamation

p______

flag

lessen, weaken, fade, wither

f______

ambivalent

mixed, unsure, undecided

a______

term

call, name, designate, denominate

t______

flawed

incorrect, defective, imperfect

f______

reminisce

recollect, remember, recall, look back

r______

destitute of

lacking, empty of, deficient in

d______

regrettably

unfortunately, lamentably, sadly

r______

principle

basic method, original method

p______

contain

include, comprise

c______

juncture

connection, junction, link

j______

discount

ignore, disregard

d______

or so

roughly

o______

dejected

depressed, downhearted

d______

proposal

idea, offer, proposition, suggestion

p______

for all

in spite of, with all, despite

f______

uniquely

exceptionally, distinctively

u______

criticize

find fault with, blame, condemn, censure

c______

erode

wear down, wear away, wear out

e______

tension

strain, pressure

t______

ancient

early, old, prehistoric, antique

a______

inherently

essentially, intrinsically

i______

sporadic

occasional, intermittent, irregular, infrequent

s______

apex

crest, peak, acme, pinnacle

a______

though

1.however, nevertheless, yet, still 2.although, while, albeit

t______

infer

conclude, derive, reason, deduce

i______

core

central idea, center, heart

c______

mutation

change, variation, alteration

m______

thrill

excitement, exhilaration, frisson

t______

mutilate

damage, injure, disable

m______

rigidly

strictly, rigorously, severely

r______

matter

1.substance, material, stuff 2.issue

m______

contradicting

opposing

c______

unwilling

reluctant

u______