Essential words for the TOEFL lesson 15

1. Essential words for the TOEFLlesson 15 By : Rahoomah

2. It was a durable car , but it finally got destroyed . He hopes for durable peace .

3. durable adj. something that lasts a long time Durable family ::n. durabilityn. duration (the length of time that something continues) Ex: The duration of each bacterial division is called the generation or doubling time. Syn. sturdy

4. Parents usually foster the development of good habits in their children.

5. foster v. To promote growth or development Syn. stimulate

6. He gained a lot of experience working as a volunteer. • Quick fix diets may lead • to weight gain.

7. gain v. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase the amount of something gain family ::adj. gainful n. gain Syn. attain

8. As you know, there are many causes of pollution. There are also many ways to prevent pollution. We need to keep on thinking of ways to halt pollution. 

9. halt v. to stop or discontinue Halt family ::adj. halting Adv. haltingly n. halt Syn. stop

10. Every leader needs to know how to handle difficult people in their team ... and manage them well. If you haven't read it already - you might first want to read the article on why dealing with difficult employees fast and effectively is so important.

11. handle v. to deal with or control handle family ::n. handling Syn. manage

12. They harbored a political refugee in their home. • Harboring criminals is a crime. • He harbored thoughts of vengeance.

13. harbor v. to give protection; not to express a desire or opinion, usually bad Syn. shelter

14. Some useful animals are dogs and cats. Some harmful animals are bears, lions, tigers and some insects. You shouldn't eat junk food that harms your body and causes many diseases.

15. harmful adj. something that causes pain or damage harmful family ::adv. harmfully v. harmn. harm Syn. unhealthy

16. The amount of rainfall this summer has been insignificant.

17. insignificant adj. Not important ; of little value Insignificant family :: adv. insignificantly n. insignificance Syn. meaningless

18. There was a baffling story related to this road . When people came to this road, they mysteriously disappeared . He had a mysterious effect on everyone who heard him speak.

19. mysterious adj. not easily understood or figured out Mysterious family ::adv. mysteriously n. mysteryn. mysteriousness Syn. baffling

20. Mountain Climbing is perilous, often a lethal sport. It is perilous to exceed the speed limit.

21. Perilous adj. threatening or risky; harmful Perilous family :: adv. perilously n. peril Syn. dangerous

22. I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom. Many nations promote tourism to lure foreign currency.

23. Promote v. to encourage or advertise; to elevate in rank or grade promote family :: n. promoter (a person whose job is to promote events, activities, products, etc)n. promotion Syn. boost

24. Students who ask teachers to “repeat that again” are being redundant because “repeat “ means “again”.

25. redundant Adj. being excessive ; showing unnecessary repetition redundant family :: n. redundancy Adv. redundantly Syn. repetitious

26. Because she rejected my suggestion , I am so angry.

27. reject v. to refuse reject family :: n. rejection Syn. refuse

28. Thediscovery of Panadol was a substantial medical achievement.

29. substantial adj. important; strongly made; of value substantial family :: adv. substantially adj. substantive (dealing with things that are important or real) Syn. significant

30. Alma’s black hair is a trait inherited from her mother.

31. trait n. Specific qualities that distinguish one from another Syn. characteristic

32. Thank you for your attention