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