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TOEFL VOCAB-11

TOEFL VOCAB-11. by Hatice Oncel. pace. rate, speed. painstaking. Careful, thorough It took months of painstaking research to write the book. paltry. unimportant, minor The company offered Jeremy a paltry sum which he refused. paramount. Chief, top

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TOEFL VOCAB-11

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  1. TOEFL VOCAB-11 by HaticeOncel

  2. pace rate, speed

  3. painstaking Careful, thorough It took months of painstaking research to write the book

  4. paltry unimportant, minor The company offered Jeremy a paltry sum which he refused

  5. paramount Chief, top There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is paramount/is of paramount importance.

  6. peculiar strange, old, unique, special She has the most peculiar ideas. What a peculiar smell!

  7. penetrate enter, go into, puncture Amazingly, the bullet did not penetrate his brain.

  8. perceive observe, sense, notice I perceived a note of unhappiness in her voice.

  9. peril n. danger, hazard, risk I never felt that my life was in peril

  10. perilous dangerous, risky, hazardous The country roads are quite perilous

  11. perpetual constant, endless, eternal They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered and arrested.

  12. perplexing puzzling, confusing The disease has continued to perplex doctors

  13. pivotal Important, key, crucial a pivotal figure/role/idea

  14. plague epidemic, trouble, harass a plague of insects

  15. plausible Likely, credible, believable a plausible explanation/excuse

  16. plead beg, appeal He was on his knees, pleading for mercy/forgiveness

  17. plush luxurious, opulent, elegant He took me out to a really plush restaurant

  18. potent strong, powerful, effective The Berlin Wall was a potent symbol of the Cold War.

  19. pounce jump, leap The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.

  20. precise accurate, exact The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.

  21. premier first, opening, leading, foremost He's one of the nation's premier scientists

  22. pressing urgent, crucial The most pressing question is what do we do next?

  23. pretext Excuse, justification I called her on the pretext of needing more information

  24. prevail Succeed, win, triumph I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end

  25. prevalent Common These diseases are more prevalent among young children

  26. probe Investigate The interviewer probed deep into her private life

  27. procure Obtain, secure She's managed somehow to procure his telephone number

  28. profound Important, deep

  29. profuse Plentiful, copious

  30. prompt Punctual They've written back already - that was a very prompt reply

  31. prosper Flourish, succeed A lot of microchip manufacturing companies prospered at that time

  32. prudent Careful, sensible It's always prudent to read a contract properly before signing it.

  33. pulverize grind, powder, crush pulverized coal/bones

  34. pungent Bitter, sharp I sat down to a cup of wonderfully pungent Turkish coffee.

  35. pursue chase, follow, seek The car was pursued by helicopters

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