Toefl-Vocabulary 1

Front 1

discard (v)

You should discard the dirty clothes.

Back 1

to get rid of something

Front 2

calamity (n,c)

It will be a calamity for farmers if the crops failed again.

Back 2

disaster

Front 3

deceive (v,t)

I was deceived into paying more than I should have.

Back 3

lie, mislead

Front 4

suspicious (adj)

Some of his colleagues at work became suspicious of his behaviour.

Back 4

thinking that someone might be guilty of doing something wrong or dishonest

Front 5

guilty (adj)

I feel really guilty at forgetting her birthday again.

Back 5

ashamed

Front 6

pretend (v,t,i)

Let's pretend we are on the moon.

Back 6

to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not, in order to deceive people or for fun

Front 7

fraud (n,c&u)

He's been charged with tax fraud.

Back 7

the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods

Front 8

crime (n,u)

We moved here because there was very little crime.

Back 8

illegal activities in general

Front 9

accurate (adj)

Police believe Derek gave a reasonably accurate account of what happened.

Back 9

correct and true in every detail [≠ inaccurate]

Front 10

acquire (vt)

I hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible.

Back 10

obtain something by buying it or being given it

Front 11

embrace (vt,i)

Jack warmly embraced his son.

Back 11

hug

Front 12

considerate (adj)

It was very considerate of you to let us know you were going to be late.

Back 12

always thinking of what other people need or want and being careful not to upset them [≠ inconsiderate]

Front 13

sustain (vt)

She found it difficult to sustain the children's interest.

Two of the fire-fighters sustained serious injuries.

Back 13

make something continue to exist or happen for a period of time [= maintain]

to suffer damage, an injury, or loss of money

Front 14

betray (vt)

He felt that she had betrayed him.

Back 14

be disloyal to someone who trusts you so that they are harmed or upset

Front 15

clarify (vt)

Could you clarify one or two points for me?

Back 15

to make something clearer or easier to understand

Front 16

rebellious (adj)

They are rebellious teenager.

Back 16

deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour

Front 17

infer/inferred/inferring (v)

A lot can be inferred from these statistics.

Back 17

form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you have

Front 18

factual (adj)

he report contained a number of factual errors.

Back 18

based on facts or relating to facts

Front 19

statutory

She's below the statutory age for school attendance.

Back 19

fixed or controlled by law

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thrust

He thrust me roughly towards the door.

Back 20

push something somewhere roughly

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obscure

Back 21

-not well known and usually not very important

-difficult to understand

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qualified (adj)

If you don't speak German, you're not qualified to comment.

Back 22

having suitable knowledge, experience, or skills, especially for a particular job

Front 23

content (adj)

Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content.

Back 23

happy and satisfied

Front 24

handle (Vt)

I handled most of the paperwork.

He had never handled a weapon before.

Back 24

to do the things that are necessary to complete a job

to hold

Front 25

counterpart (n,c)

Back 25

someone or something that has the same job or purpose as someone or something else in a different place

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obvious (adj)

The obvious way of reducing pollution is to use cars less.

Back 26

easy to notice or understand