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TOEIC Reading Vocabulary (1)

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acquisition
adolescent
adverse
aesthetic
affiliate
afflict
aggravate
agitation
alleviate
amends
anonymous
appraisal
articulate
ascertain
ascribe
assault
assert
asset
assimilate
attorney
augment
authentic
avail
avert
baffle
barren
batch
bizarre
bleak
blunder
blunt
bonus
brace
brittle
capsule
casualty
ceramic
cereal
commentary
commitment
commute
compatible
competence
compile
compulsory
concede
conceive
concession
concise
confer
configuration
conform
confusion
consecutive
consensus
conserve
conspicuous
constituent
constrain
consultant
contaminate
contemplate
contempt
contend
contradict
contrive
controversial
controversy
converge
convict
cordial
corps
corrode
corrupt
costume
courtesy
cripple
criterion
crucial
culminate
cumulative
curb
curt
cynical
deficit
degenerate
deliberate
denote
denounce
depict
designate
despise
deteriorate
diffuse
dilemma
dilute
discern
discrepancy
discrete
disguise
dismay
dispatch
disperse
disposition
disrupt
dissipate
distil
disturbance
divine
drastic
dubious
dwell
eccentric
edible
ego
elicit
elite
eloquent
embark
empirical
endow
enhance
ensue
entail
entity
entrepreneur
envisage
epoch
equilibrium
erosion
erroneous
escort
essence
ethics
ethnic
evoke
exemplify
exempt
exotic
expertise
explicit
exposition
exquisite
extinct
extinguish
fabricate
facet
facilitate
feeble
flap
fling
fluctuate
flutter
foam
foil
formidable
formulate
fort
fossil
foster
foul
fracture
fraud
fringe
frustrate
galaxy
gaol
garment
gear
glide
gloomy
gorgeous
gossip
graze
grease
grief
grieve
grim
hamper
hatch
haul
haunt
heal
heave
heir
heritage
hierarchy
hinder
hinge
hitherto
homogeneous
hose
hover
humidity
hurl
hypothesis
hysterical

Word and Definition List
acquisition   Speak
n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
adolescent   Speak
n.
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
adverse   Speak
a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
aesthetic   Speak
a. Syn. artistic; elegant
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
affiliate   Speak
v. Syn. associate; incorporate
associate; incorporate
afflict   Speak
v. Syn. plague; suffer; torment
cause pain, suffering or distress
aggravate   Speak
v. Syn. worsen; exacerbate
worsen; make worse or more troublesome
agitation   Speak
n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance
anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
alleviate   Speak
v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce
provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
amends   Speak
n.
compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
anonymous   Speak
a. Syn. unknown; nameless
having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
appraisal   Speak
n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
articulate   Speak
a. Syn. effective; distinct
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
ascertain   Speak
v. Syn. discover; insure
find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
ascribe   Speak
v. Syn. refer; attribute; assign
inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
assault   Speak
n. Syn. attack; onslaught
attack; onslaught
assert   Speak
v. Syn. declare
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
asset   Speak
n. Syn. properties; advantage
properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
assimilate   Speak
v. Syn. absorb
incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
attorney   Speak
n. Syn. lawyer
lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
augment   Speak
v. Syn. increase
make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
authentic   Speak
a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
avail   Speak
v. Syn. profit; promote
turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
avert   Speak
v. Syn. prevent
prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
baffle   Speak
v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
barren   Speak
a. Syn. desolate
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
batch   Speak
n.
quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
bizarre   Speak
a. Syn. fantastic
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
bleak   Speak
a. Syn. cold; cheerless
cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
blunder   Speak
n. Syn. error
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
blunt   Speak
a. Syn. insensitive
having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
bonus   Speak
n.
an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
brace   Speak
n.
something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
brittle   Speak
a.
easily broken; having little elasticity
capsule   Speak
n. Syn. pill
small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
casualty   Speak
n.
serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
ceramic   Speak
a.
of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
cereal   Speak
n.
grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
commentary   Speak
n.
written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
commitment   Speak
n.
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
commute   Speak
v.
obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
compatible   Speak
a. Syn. harmonious
harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
competence   Speak
n.
quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
compile   Speak
v. Syn. assemble; gather; accumulate
put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
compulsory   Speak
a. Syn. mandatory; obligatory
mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
concede   Speak
v. Syn. admit; yield
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
conceive   Speak
v. Syn. design; consider
form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
concession   Speak
n.
act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
concise   Speak
a. Syn. succinct; terse
brief and compact; expressing much in few words
confer   Speak
v.
bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
configuration   Speak
n.
arrangement of parts or elements; outline
conform   Speak
v.
comply with; follow; fit; meet
confusion   Speak
n.
mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
consecutive   Speak
a. Syn. successive; sequential
following one after another without interruption; sequential
consensus   Speak
n. Syn. Agreement; accord
general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
conserve   Speak
v. Syn. retain; preserve
retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
conspicuous   Speak
a. Syn. noticeable; prominent
noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
constituent   Speak
n. Syn. component; element; ingredient
component or part; citizen, voter
constrain   Speak
v. Syn. restrain; confine
restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
consultant   Speak
n.
an expert who gives advice
contaminate   Speak
v. Syn. taint; pollute; defile
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
contemplate   Speak
v. Syn. ponder; meditate
look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
contempt   Speak
n. Syn. disgrace
state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
contend   Speak
v.
strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
contradict   Speak
v. Syn. confront; oppose
confront; oppose
contrive   Speak
v.
form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
controversial   Speak
a. Syn. controvertible; disputable
controvertible; disputable
controversy   Speak
n. Syn. contention; argument
contentious speech act; argument
converge   Speak
v. Syn. approach
approach; tend to meet; come together
convict   Speak
v.
find or declare guilty
cordial   Speak
a. Syn. gracious
gracious; showing warm and friendliness
corps   Speak
n.
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
corrode   Speak
v.
destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
corrupt   Speak
a. Syn. spoiled; tainted
changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
costume   Speak
n. Syn. dress; attire
dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
courtesy   Speak
n.
polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
cripple   Speak
n. Syn. handicap; maim; disable
person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
criterion   Speak
n.
standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
crucial   Speak
a.
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
culminate   Speak
v.
reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
cumulative   Speak
a.
increasing by successive addition
curb   Speak
v.
bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
curt   Speak
a.
having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
cynical   Speak
a.
skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
deficit   Speak
n. Syn. shortfall; shortage
inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
degenerate   Speak
v. Syn. deteriorate
become worse; decline; fall
deliberate   Speak
v. Syn. consider; ponder
consider; think about carefully; weigh
denote   Speak
v. Syn. signify; indicate; show
indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
denounce   Speak
v. Syn. condemn; criticize; announce
condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
depict   Speak
v. Syn. portray; describe
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
designate   Speak
v. Syn. nominate; assign; name
indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
despise   Speak
v.
dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
deteriorate   Speak
v. Syn. decline
become worse; decline
diffuse   Speak
v.
spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
dilemma   Speak
n. Syn. predicament
predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
dilute   Speak
v. Syn. weaken; attenuate
weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
discern   Speak
v. Syn. detect; perceive
detect; perceive
discrepancy   Speak
n. Syn. difference
lack of consistency; difference
discrete   Speak
a. Syn. separate; distinct
separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
disguise   Speak
n.
dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
dismay   Speak
v. Syn. discourage; frighten
destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
dispatch   Speak
n. Syn. expedition; sending off
act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
disperse   Speak
v. Syn. scatter
move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
disposition   Speak
n. Syn. temperament; nature; tendency
natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
disrupt   Speak
v. Syn. upset; interrupt
upset; throw into confusion or disorder
dissipate   Speak
v. Syn. waste; scatter
spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
distil   Speak
v.
drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
disturbance   Speak
n. Syn. disorder; turmoil
disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
divine   Speak
v.
perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
drastic   Speak
a. Syn. radical; severe
radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
dubious   Speak
a. Syn. questionable
questionable; filled with doubt
dwell   Speak
v. Syn. reside; inhabit
live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
eccentric   Speak
a. Syn. irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
edible   Speak
a. Syn. eatable
eatable; substance that can be used as food
ego   Speak
n.
self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
elicit   Speak
v. Syn. provoke
draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
elite   Speak
n.
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
eloquent   Speak
a. Syn. expressive; persuasive
vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
embark   Speak
v. Syn. commence
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
empirical   Speak
a.
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
endow   Speak
v. Syn. grant; award
grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
enhance   Speak
v. Syn. increase; improve
make better or more attractive; increase; improve
ensue   Speak
v. Syn. follow
pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
entail   Speak
v. Syn. require; necessitate; involve
imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
entity   Speak
n.
real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
entrepreneur   Speak
n. Syn. businessperson; enterprise
person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
envisage   Speak
v.
look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
epoch   Speak
n. Syn. era
particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
equilibrium   Speak
n. Syn. balance
mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
erosion   Speak
n. Syn. corrosion
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
erroneous   Speak
a. Syn. mistaken; wrong
containing or derived from error; mistaken
escort   Speak
n.
one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
essence   Speak
n.
most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
ethics   Speak
n. Syn. morals; principles
morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
ethnic   Speak
a. Syn. racial
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
evoke   Speak
v. Syn. bring out; arouse
bring out; arouse; call forth
exemplify   Speak
v. Syn. embody
serve as an example of; embody
exempt   Speak
a.
not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
exotic   Speak
a. Syn. strange
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
expertise   Speak
n. Syn. skill
specialized knowledge; expert skill
explicit   Speak
a. Syn. definite; outspoken
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
exposition   Speak
n.
exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
exquisite   Speak
a. Syn. excellent; flawless
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
extinct   Speak
a. Syn. nonexistent; vanished; dead
no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
extinguish   Speak
v.
quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
fabricate   Speak
v. Syn. build
build; put together out of components or parts
facet   Speak
n. Syn. side
small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
facilitate   Speak
v. Syn. promote; expedite
help bring about; make less difficult
feeble   Speak
a. Syn. weak; frail
lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
flap   Speak
n.
flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
fling   Speak
v. Syn. discard
throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
fluctuate   Speak
v. Syn. waver; shift
rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
flutter   Speak
v.
vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
foam   Speak
n.
white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
foil   Speak
v. Syn. hinder
prevent from being successful
formidable   Speak
a. Syn. menacing; threatening
arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
formulate   Speak
v. Syn. policy; theory
decide upon and express in words
fort   Speak
n. Syn. fortress; stronghold
a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
fossil   Speak
n. Syn. remnant
remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
foster   Speak
v. Syn. rear
rear; promote the growth of; help develop
foul   Speak
n. Syn. disgusting; filthy
act that violates of the rules of a sport
fracture   Speak
v. Syn. break; crack
break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
fraud   Speak
n.
getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
fringe   Speak
n. Syn. margin; periphery
margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
frustrate   Speak
v. Syn. thwart; defeat
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
galaxy   Speak
n.
large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
gaol   Speak
n. Syn. jail
place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
garment   Speak
n.
any article of clothing, as coat or gown
gear   Speak
n.
toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
glide   Speak
v. Syn. slide; slip
slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
gloomy   Speak
a. Syn. dusky; dim
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
gorgeous   Speak
a. Syn. beautiful; magnificent
dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
gossip   Speak
n. Syn. rumor
rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
graze   Speak
v. Syn. feed
scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
grease   Speak
n.
oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
grief   Speak
n.
pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
grieve   Speak
v.
cause to be sorrowful; distress
grim   Speak
a.
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
hamper   Speak
v. Syn. obstruct
put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
hatch   Speak
v. Syn. breed
breed; emerge from the egg
haul   Speak
v. Syn. transport; drag
draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
haunt   Speak
v. Syn. torment; bother; disturb
be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
heal   Speak
v. Syn. cure
cure; make or get healthy again
heave   Speak
v. Syn. lift; raise; hoist; throw
cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
heir   Speak
n. Syn. descendent; offspring
person who inherits some title or office
heritage   Speak
n. Syn. legacy; bequest; tradition
legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
hierarchy   Speak
n. Syn. class; order
arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
hinder   Speak
v. Syn. stunt; inhibit; hamper; impede
put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
hinge   Speak
n.
a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
hitherto   Speak
ad.
to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
homogeneous   Speak
a. Syn. uniform; similar
of the same or similar nature or kind
hose   Speak
n.
a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
hover   Speak
v. Syn. float; waver; vacillate
hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
humidity   Speak
n. Syn. dampness; moisture
dampness; moisture
hurl   Speak
v. Syn. throw; cast; toss
throw with great force; cast; toss
hypothesis   Speak
n. Syn. assumption; theory
assumption; theory
hysterical   Speak
a.
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic