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TOEFL Academic Word List: 30 Words

Thirty academic words from TOEFL Reading and Listening lectures, with simple definitions.

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abstract
Existing as an idea, not as a physical thing.
2
accumulate
To gather or build up over time.
3
adapt
To change to suit new conditions.
4
allocate
To give out for a particular purpose.
5
ambiguity
The quality of having more than one possible meaning.
6
analogous
Similar in some way, so that a comparison can be made.
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assert
To state something firmly.
8
coincide
To happen at the same time.
9
constrain
To limit or restrict.
10
contradict
To say the opposite of; to be inconsistent with.
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correlate
To have a connection so that one changes with the other.
12
derive
To obtain from a source.
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differentiate
To recognise or show a difference.
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diminish
To become smaller or less.
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emerge
To come out or become known.
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enhance
To improve the quality of.
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ensure
To make certain.
18
evaluate
To judge the value or quality of.
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evolve
To develop gradually.
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facilitate
To make easier.
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fluctuate
To change frequently in level or amount.
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hence
For this reason; therefore.
23
illustrate
To explain or show by examples or pictures.
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imply
To suggest without saying directly.
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infer
To reach a conclusion from evidence.
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integrate
To combine parts into a whole.
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interpret
To explain the meaning of.
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notion
An idea or belief.
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obtain
To get or acquire.
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undergo
To experience or be subjected to.

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