400 Words Must Have for TOEFL

400 Words Must Have - TOEFL 10 USGUIDE

1. abandon[ə'bændən]


2. adversely['ædvə:sli]

adversity (n)

adverse (a)


3. aggregate['ægrigit]

aggregate (v)

aggregate (n)


4. cultivation[,kʌlti'vei∫n]

cultivate (v)


5. fertilize['fə:tilaiz]

fertilizer (n); fertilization (n)


6. intensify[in'tensifai]

intensification (n); intense (adj)


7. irrigation[,iri'gei∫n]

irrigate (v)


8. obtain[əb'tein]


9. photosynthesis[,foutou'sinθəsis]

photosynthesize (v)


10. precipitation[pri,sipi'tei∫n]


11. anticipate[æn'tisipeit]

anticipation (n); anticipatory (adj)


12. catastrophic[,kætə'strɔfik]

catastrophe (n)

catastrophically (adv)


13. collide[kə'laid]

collision (n)


14. eruption[i'rʌp∫n]

erupt v


15. famine['fæmin]


16. flood[flʌd]

flood v


17. impact['impækt]

Impact (v)


18. persevere[,pə:si'viə(r)]

persist (v); perseverance (n)

persistent /perseverant (adj)


19. plunge[plʌndʒ]

Plunge (n)


20. unleash[ʌn'li:∫]


21. adapt[ə'dæpt]

adaptation (n)

adapter (n)

adaptable (adj)


22. diverse[dai'və:s]

diversify (v)

diversity (n)

diversification (n)


23. evolve[i'vɔlv]

evolution (n)

evolutionist (n)


24. feature['fi:t∫ə]

feature (v)


25. generation[,dʒenə'rei∫n]

generational (adj)


26. inherent[in'hiərənt]

inherently (adv)


27. migration[mai'grei∫n]

migrate (v)

migrant (n)

migratory (adj)


28. physical['fizikl]

physically (adv)


29. process['prouses]

proceed (v)

process (v)


30. survive[sə'vaiv]

survivor (n)

survival (n)


31. constraint[kən'streint]

constrain (v)


32. contamination[kən,tæmi'nei∫n]

contaminate (v)

contaminant (n)


33. deplete[di'pli:t]

depletion (n)


34. dispose of[dis'pouzd]

disposal (n)

disposable (adj)


35. elementally[,eli'mentl]

element (n)

elemental (adj)


36. emission[i'mi∫n]

emit (v)


37. extinction[iks'tiɳkʃn]

extinct (adj)


38. reservoir['rezəvwɑ:]

reserve (v)


39. shrink[ʃriɳk]

shrinkage (n), shrinkable (adj)


40. stable[steibl]

stability (n), stably (adv)


41. adjust[ə'dʤʌst]

adjustable (adj), adjustment (n)


42. arbitrary['ɑ:bitrəri]

arbitrate(v), arbitrator (n), arbitrarily (adv)


43. denominator[di'nɔmineitə]

denominate(v), denomination(n), denominational (adj)


44. exponentially[,ekspou'nenʃəli]

exponent (n), exponential (adj)


45. infinitesimal[,infini'tesiməl]

infinitesimally (adv)


46. maximize['mæksimaiz]

maximum (n, adj)


47. parallel['pærəlel]


48. proportion[prə'pɔ:∫n]

proportionate(v), proportionally(adv)


49. rate[reit]

rate (v), rating (n)


50. sequence['si:kwəns]

sequence(n), sequentially(adv)


51. accuracy['ækjurəsi]

accurate(adj), accurately(adj)


52. adjacent[ə'dʒeisnt]

adjacency(n)


53. compress[kəm'pres]

compression(n), compressed (adj)


54. feasibly['fi:zəbli]

feasibility(n), feasible(adj)

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55. gut[gʌt]

gut(n), gutted (adj)


56. integrally['intigrəli]

integrate(v), integrity(n), intergral(adj, n),


57. overlap['ouvəlæp]

overlap(n)


58. retain[ri'tein]

retainer(n), retention(n)


59. seep[si:p]


60. structure['strʌkt∫ə]

structure(v),structural(adj), structurally(adv)


61. circulate['sə:kjuleit]

circulation (n)


62. corrode[kə'roud]

corrosion(n)


63. derive[di'raiv]

derivation(n), derivative(adj)


64. detection[di'tek∫n]

detect(v), detectable(adj)


65. expeditiously[,ekspi'di∫əsli]

expedite(v), expedition(n), expeditious(adj)


66. implement['implimənt]

implement(n), implementation(n)


67. innovative['inouveitiv]

innovation(n)


68. installation[,instə'lei∫n]

install(v)


69. maintenance['meintinəns]

maitain(v)


70. simulation[,simju'lei∫n]

simulate(v), simulator(n)


71. combustion[kəm'bʌst∫n]

combuste(v), combustible(adj)


72. component[kəm'pounənt]


73. convey[kən'vei]


74. discretely[dis'kri:tli]


75. nucleus['nju:kliəs]


76. solar['soulə'sel]


77. rotate[rou'teit]


78. permeate['pə:mieit]


79. source[sɔ:s]


80. trigger['trigə]


81. acquisition[,ækwi'zi∫n]


82. anomaly[ə'nɔməli]


83. consciously

['kɔn∫əsli]


84. degrade[di'greid]


85. gap[gæp]


86. indisputable[,indis'pju:təbl]


87. intervene[,intə'vi:n]


88. intuitively[,intə'vi:n]


89. recede[ri'si:d]


90. retrieve[ri'tri:v]


91. agnostic[æg'nɔstik]


92. animism['ænimizm]


93. atheist['eiθiist]


94. been inclined to[in'klaind]


95. contemplate['kɔntempleit]


96. deify['di:ifai]


97. ecclesiastical[i,kli:zi'æstikəl]


98. exalt[ig'zɔ:lt]


99. pious['paiəs]


100. sacrifice['sækrifais]


101. aggravate['ægrəveit]


102. decrepit[di'krepit]


103. disease[di'zi:z]


104. fatally['feitlli]


105. forensics[fə'rensik]


106. persist[pə'sist]


107. prognosis[prɔg'nousi:z]


108. terminal['tə:minl]


109. recede

[ri'si:d]

Recession (n);

Recessive (adj)


110. retrieve

[ri'tri:v]

Retriever (n);

Retrievable (adj)


111. agnostic

[æg'nɔstik]

Agnostic (n);

Agnosticism (n)


112. animism['ænimizm]

Animistic (adj)


113. atheist['eiθiist]

atheistic (adj)


114. be inclined to[in'klaind]


115. contemplate ['kɔntempleit]

contemplation (n) contemplative (adj)


116. deify['di:ifai]

deity (n)


117. ecclesiastical[i,kli:zi'æstikəl]

ecclesiastic (n)

ecclesiastically (adv)


118. exalt[ig'zɔ:lt]

exaltation (n)


119. pious['paiəs]

piousness (n)

piety (n)

piously(adv)


120. sacrifice['sækrifais]

sacrifice (n)

sacrificial (adj)

sacrificially (adv)


121. aggravate['ægrəveit]

aggravation (n)


122. decrepit[di'krepit]


123. disease[di'zi:z]


124. fatally['feitlli]

fatality (n)

fatal (adj)


125. forensics[fə'rensik]

forensic (adj)


126. persist[pə'sist]

persistence (n)

persistent (adj)


127. prognosis[prɔg'nousi:z]


128. terminal['tə:minl]

terminate v

terminally adv


129. vein[vein]


130. wound[ə'meiziη]

wound (n)


131. anesthesia[,ænis'θi:zjə]

anesthetic (n), (adj)


132. augment['ɔ:gmənt]

augmentation (n)


133. certifiably['æηk∫əs]

certify (v), certification (n) certificate (n), certifiable (adj)


134. complication[,kɔmpli'kei∫n]

complicate (v)


135. cure[kjuə]

cure (n)


136. implant[im'plɑ:nt]

implantation (n)


137. inject[in'dʒekt]

injection (n)


138. obese[ou'bi:s]

obesity (n)


139. procedure[prə'si:dʒə]

proceed (v), procedural (adj)


140. scar[skɑ:]

scar (v)


141. astrological[,æstrə'lɔdʒikəl]

astrology (n), astrologer(n) astrologically (adv)


142. divination[,divi'nei∫n]

divine (v)


143. haunt[hɔ:nt]


144. horror['hɔrə]

horrify (v), horrific (adj)


145. de facto[di:'fæktou]

de facto (adv)


146. discriminate[dis'krimineit]

discriminatory (a)


147. notion['nou∫n]


148. oppress[ə'pres]

oppression (n)


149. paradigm['pærədaim]

paradigmatic (a)


150. prejudiced['predʒudisid]

prejudice (v)

prejudice (n)


151. curriculum[kə'rikjuləm]


152. distinctly[dis'tiηktli]

distinction (n)

distinct (a)


153. erudite['eru:dait]

erudition (n)


154. fortify['fɔ:tifai]

fortification (n)

fortifiable (a)


155. implicitly[im'plisitli]

implicitness = implicitly (n)

implicit (a)


156. parochial[pə'roukəl]

parochiality (n)

parochialize (v)


157. rigor['raigɔ:]

rigorous (a) ['rigərəs]


14. eruption[i'rʌp∫n]

erupt (v)

eruptional / eruptive (a)


159. secular['sekjulə]

secularity (n) / secularization (n)

secularize (v)


160. suspend[sə'spend]

suspension (n)

suspended/suspensible/suspensive (a)


161. allegiance[ə'li:dʒəns]

allegiant (a)


162. artillery[ɑ:'tiləri]

artilleryman = artillerist (n)


163. battle['bætl]

battle (n)


164. cease[si:s]


165. hierarchy['haiərɑ:ki]


166. in the trenches[trent∫]


167. mobilize['moubilaiz]

mobilization (n)


168. rank[ræηk]


169. ratio['rei∫iou]


170. strategic[strə'ti:dʒik]

strategy (n),strategize(v),strategically (adv)


171. annex[ə'neks]


172. apex['eipeks]


173. collapse[kə'læps]

collapse (n), collapsible (adj)


174. conquest['kɔηkwest]

conquer (v)


175. devise[di'vaiz]

device (n)


176. invasive[in'veisiv]

invade (v), invasion (n), invader (n)


177. prevailing[pri'veiliη]

prevail (v), prevalence (n)


178. resist[ri'zist]

resistance (n), resistant (adj)


179. severely[si'viəli]

severity (n), severe (adj)


180. violation[,vaiə'lei∫n]

violate (v), violator (n)


181. chronologically[,krɔnə'lɔdʒikəli]

consequent (adj)consequently (adv)


182. coincide[,kouin'said]

coincidence (n) coincidental (adj)

coincidentally (adv)


183. consequence['kɔnsikwəns]

chronology (n)chronological (adj)


184. core[kɔ:]


185. deny[di'nai]

denial (n) deniably (adv)


186. diminish[ 'dimi∫]


187. longitude['lɔndʒitju:d ]

longitudinal (adj)longitudinally (adv)


188. milieu['mi:ljɜ: ; mi:'ljɜ:]


189. Orwellian['fɑ:sn]


190. reconciliation[ ,rekən,sili'ei∫(n)]

reconcile (v) reconciliatory (adj)


191. allocate['æləkeit]

allocation (n)


192. commodity[kə'mɔditi]


193. decline[di'klain]

decline (n)


194. equity['ekwiti]


195. inflation[in'flei∫(n)]

inflate (v)inflationary (adj)


196. net[net]

net (v)net (n)


197. per capita[pə 'kæpitə]

per capita (adj)


198. regulate['regjuleit]

regulation (n) regulatory (adj)


199. subsidy['sʌbsidi]

subsidize (v)


200. tangible['tændʒəbl]


201. accumulate[ə'kju:mjuleit]

accumulation (n)


202. affluence['æfluəns]

affluent (adj)


203. elite

elite (n) elitist (adj)


204. impoverish[im'pɔvəri∫]

impoverishment (n)


205. luxury['lʌk∫əri]

luxuriate (v) luxurious (adj)


206. nobility[nou'biliti]

noble (n) noble (adj)


207. prestige[pre'sti:ʒ]

prestigious (adj)


208. privileged['privəlidʒd]

privilege (n)


209. prosper['prɔspə]

prosperity (n)prosperous (adj)


210. working class['wə:kiη'klɑ:s]


211. acquire[ə'kwaiə]

acquisition (n) acquisitive (adj)


212. assess[ə'ses]

assessor (n) assessment (n)


213. asset['æset]


214.hazardous['hæzədəs]

hazard (n) hazardously (adv)


215. jointly['dʒɔintli]

join (v)joint (n)


216. lease[li:s]

lease (n) lessor (n)lessee (n)


217. liability[,laiə'biliti]

Liable (adj)


218. proprietor[prə'praiətə]

Proprietary (adj)


219. safeguard['seifgɑ:d]


220. sole[soul]

solely (adv)


221. compensate['kɔmpenseit]


222. dynamic[dai'næmik]

dynamism (n), dynamically (adv)


223. enterprising['entəpraiziη]

enterprise(n)

(There is no verb “to enterprise”)


224. exploit['eksplɔit]

exploitation(n), exploitive (adj)


225. incentive[in'sentiv]

infinitesimally (adv)


226. industrious[in'dʌstriəs]

industriousness (n), industriously (adv)


227. marginal ['mɑ:dʒinl]

marginally (adv)


228. merit['merit]

merit (v), meritorious (adj)


229. promote[prə'mout]

promotion (n)


230. resign[,ri:'zain]

resignation (n)


231. distill[dis'til]

distillation (n), distillery(n)


232. entrepreneurial [,ɔntrəprə'nə:riəl]

entrepreneur (n)


233. extract[iks'trækt]

extraction(n), extractor (n)


234. haggle['hægl]

haggler (n)


235. intrepid[in'trepid]


236. merchant['mə:t∫ənt]

merchantdise (v, n), merchantile (adj)


237. proportionately [prə'pɔ:∫ənətli]

proportion (n), proportionate (adj), proportionally (adv)


238. prototype['proutətaip]

retainer(n), retention(n)


239. reward[ri'wɔ:d]

reward (v)


240. shuttle['∫ʌtl]

shuttle (n)


241. advocate['ædvəkit]

advocate, advocacy (n)


242. authority[ɔ:'θɔriti]

authorize (v), authoritative (adj)


243. bitterly['bitəli]

bitterness (n), bitter (adj)


244. candidate['kændidit]

candidacy (n)


245. coalition[,kouə'li∫n]


246. contest[kən'test]

contest (n)


247. election[i'lek∫n]

elect (v), elective (adj)


248. inaugurate[i'nɔ:gjureit]

inauguration (n), inaugural (adj)


249. policy['pɔləsi]


250. poll[poul]

poll (n), pollster (n)


251. accuse[ə'kju:z]

accusation (n), accuser (n)


252. allegedly[ə'ledʒidli]

allege (v), allegation (n)


253. civil['sivl]


254. convict['kɔnvikt]

convict (n) conviction (n)


255. guilty['gilti]

guilt (n)

guiltily (adv)


256. offense[ə'fens]

ofender(n)

offensive (adj)


257. peer[piə]


258. suspect[sə'spekt]

suspect (v), suspicion (n), suspicious (adj),suspiciously (adv)


259. verdict ['və:dikt]


260. witness['witnis]

witness (n)


261. apprehend [,æpri'hend]

apprehension (n)


262. ascertain [,æsə'tein]


263. bureaucratic [,bjuərə'krætik]

bureaucracy (n)


264. condemn [kən'dem]

condemnation (n)


265. evidence ['evidəns]

evidence (v), evident (adj), evidently (adv)


266. implicate ['implikeit]

implication (n)


267. inquiry [in'kwaiəri]

inquire (v)


268. intrusively [in'tru:sivli]

intrude (v), intrusion (n), intruder (n), intrusive (adj)


269. seize[si:z]

seizure (n)


270. surveillance [sə:'veiləns]


271. analyze ['ænəlaiz]

analysis (n)

analyst (n)


272. assail [ə'seil]

assault (n)

assailant (n)


273. contrary['kɔntrəri]


274. hypothesize [hai'pɔθisaiz]

hypothesis (n)

hypothetical (adj)


275. impair[im'peə]

impairment (n)


276. inference['infərəns]

infer (v)


277. objectively [əb'dʒektivli]

objective (adj)


278. suspicious [sə'spi∫əs]

inherently (adv)


279. tolerate ['tɔləreit]

toleration (n), tolerance (n), tolerant (adj)


280. versus ['və:səs]


281. bribery['braibəri]

bribe (v)

bribe (n)


282. cynically ['sinikəli]

cynic (n)

cynicism (n), cynical (adj)


283. erode [i'roud]

erosion (n)

erosive (adj)


284. evade[i'veid]

evasion (n)

evasive (adj)


285. grotesque[grou'tesk]


286. integrity[in'tegriti]


287. prevalent['prevələnt]

prevail (v)

prevalence (n)


288. reform[ri'fɔ:m]


289. scandal['skændl]

scandalize (v)scandalous (adj)


290. unmask[ʌn'mɑ:sk]


291. abduction[æb'dʌk∫n]

abduct (v)


292. coerce[kou'ə:s]

coercion (n)coercive (adj)


293. detain[di'tein]

detention (n)detainee (n)


294. deviant['di:viənt]

deviant (n) deviation (n)deviate (v)


295. distort[dis'tɔ:t]

distortion (n)


296. intentionally[in'ten∫ənəli]

intent (n), intention (n) intend (v), intentional (adj)


297. piracy['paiərəsi]

pirate (n)pirate (v)


298. predicament[pri'dikəmənt]


299. smuggle['smʌgl]

smuggler (n)smuggling (n)


300. villainy['viləni]

villain (n)villainous (adj)


301. addictive['ædiktiv]

addict (v)addict (n), addiction (n)


302. cartel[kɑ:'tel]


303. concentrated['kɔnsentreitid]

concentrate (v) concentration (n), concentrate (n)


304. interdict['intədikt]

interdiction (n)


305. juxtapose['dʒʌkstəpouz]

juxtaposition (n)


306. misconception['miskən'sep∫n]


307. modify['mɔdifai]

modification (n)modifier (n)


308. potent['poutənt]

potency (n)


309. residual[ri'zidjuəl]

residue (n)


310. subtly['sʌtli]

subtlety (n)subtle (adj)


311. ancestral[æn'sestrəl]

ancestor (n)ancestry (n)


312. cohesion[kou'hi:ʒn]

cohere (v)cohesiveness (n)


313. descendant[di'sendənt]

descend (v)descent (n)


314. inheritance[in'heritəns]

inherit (v)inheritor (n)


315. kin[kin]

kinship (n)


316. legitimate[li'dʒitimit]

legitimize (v)legitimacy (n)


317. paternal[pə'tə:nl]


318. proximity[prɔk'siməti]

proximate (adj)


319. sentiment['sentimənt]

sentimentality (n)sentimental (adj)


320. sibling['sibliη]


321. affection[ə'fek∫n]

affectionate (adj)


322. associate[ə'sou∫ieit]

association (n)associate (n)


323. bond[bɔnd]

bond (v)


324. clique[kli:k]

cliquish (adj)


325. confide[kən'faid]

confidence (n), confidant (n), confidential (adj)


326. exclusive[iks'klu:siv]

exclude (v),exclusion(n), exclusively(adv)


327. fluctuate['flʌktjueit]

fluctuation (n)


328. in common ['kɔmən]


329. solidarity [sɔli'dærəti]


330. willing['wiliη]

will (v),will (n),willingness (n)


331. complex['kɔmpleks]


332. despondent [di'spɔndənt]


333. devotion[di'vou∫n]

devote (v), devotee (n)


334. dilemma[di'ləmə’]


335. engender[in'dʒendə]


336. loyal['lɔiəl]

loyalty (n), loyally (adv)


337. passion['pæ∫n]

passionate (adj), passionately (adv)


338. proliferation[prə,lifə'rei∫n]

proliferate (v)


339. reciprocity[resi'prɔsəti]

reciprocate (v), reciprocal (adj)


340. vanish['væni∫]


341. antipathy[æn'tipəθi]


342. arrogantly['ærəgəntli]

arrogance (n), arrogant (adj)


343. berate

[bi'reit]

berating (n)


344. contemptuous

[kən'temptjuəs]

contempt (n) contemptible (a) contemptuously (adv)


345. despise

[dis'paiz]

despicable (a) # despising (a)despite (n)


346. humiliation

[hju:,mili'ei∫n]

humiliate (v)

humiliating = humiliatory (a)


347. obnoxious

[əb'nɔk∫əs]

obnoxiously (adv)

obnoxiousness (n)


348. shame

[∫eim]

shame (v)/ shamefully (adv)

shameful (a) # ashamed (a)


349. stigmatize['stigmətaiz]

stigma (n) stigmas/stigmata (pl) # stigmatization (n)

stigmatic = stigmatose (a)


350. vitriolic[vitri'ɔlik]

vitriol (n) # vitriolization (n)vitriolize (v)


351. adolescentadolescent (n)

adolescence (n)


352. cause[kɔ:z]


353. conflict['kɔnflikt]

conflict (n)


354. delinquency[di'liηkwənsi]

delinquent n, delinquent adj


355. fringe[frindʒ]

fringy (adj)


356. hedonistic[,hi:də'nistik]

hedonist (n),hedonism (n),

hedonistically (adv)


357. hypocritically

[,hipɔ'kritikəli]

hypocrite (n),hypocrisy (n),

hypocritical (adj)


358. manipulation [mə,nipju'lei∫n]

manipulate (v), manipulator (n),

manipulative (adj)


359. rebel['rebl]

rebel (n)

rebellion (n)


360. status quo

[,steitəs'kwou]


361. adolescent[,ædou'lesnt]

(n) adolescen, (n) adolescence


362. cause[kɔ:z]


363. conflict['kɔnflikt]

conflict (n)


364.delinquency[di'liηkwənsi]

delinquent(n), delinquent(adj)


365fringe[frindʒ]

fringy(n)


366. hedonistic[hi:də'nistik]

hedonist (n), hedonism (n),hedonistically (adv)


367. hypocritically[hipɔ'kritikəli]

hypocrite (n),hypocrisy (n),hypocritical (adj)


368. manipulation[mə,nipju'lei∫n]

manipulate (v),manipulator (n),manipulative (adj)


369. rebel['rebl]

rebel (n), rebellion (n)


370. status quo[steitəs'kwou]


371. abstract['æbstrækt]

abstraction n


372. Context['kɔntekst]

contextualize (v), contextual (adj)


373. depict[di'pikt]

depiction (n)


374. dimension[i'men∫n]

dimensional (adj)


375. esthetically[i:s'θetikəli]

esthetic( n )esthete n esthetic (adj)


376. intrinsic[in'trinsik]

intrinsically (adv)


377. perspective[pə'spektiv]


378. portrayal[pɔ:'treiəl]

portray (v)


379. realism['riəlizm]

realist (n)realistic (adj)


380. spectrum['spektrəm]


381. advent['ædvənt]


382. ambiguous[æm'bigjuəs]

ambiguity (n)ambiguously (adv)


383. connotation

[kɔnou'tei∫n]

connote ( v)


384. decipher

[di'saifə]


385. denote[di'nout]

denotation (n)


386. illiterate[i'litərit]

illiterate (n)

illiteracy (n)


387. ingenious [in'dʒi:njəsli]

ingenuity (n)ingeniously (adv)


388. inscription[in'skrip∫n]

inscribe (v)


389. phonetic[fə'netik]

phonetics (n)phonetically (adv)

400 muast have words

390. symbolic [sim'bɔlik]

symbolize (v)

symbol (n), symbolically (adv)


391. amateurish['æmətəri∫]

amateur (n), amateurishly (adv)


392. cast[kɑ:st]

cast ( v)


393. charismatic[kæriz'mætik]

charisma ( n), charismatically (adv)


394. gala['gɑ:lə]

gala (n)


395. hilarious[hi'leəriəs]

hilarity (n)


396. improvisation[,imprəvai'zei∫n]

improvise (v)

improvisational (adj)


397. incompetent[in'kɔmpitənt]

incompetence (n),incompetently (adv)


398. medium ['mi:diəm]


399. skit[skit]


400. zeal[zi:l]

zealot (n), zealous (adj)


401. recede[ri'si:d]


402. reckless['reklis]

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