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Book: 1212 Words to Pass TOEFL iBT

Adequately

enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need

Adjacent

nearby: neighboring;a room, building, piece of land etc that is ~ to something is next to it

Adjust

modify, to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable

1) It took a few seconds for her eyes to "adjust to" the darkness. 2)adjust to doing sth.= My parents had trouble adjusting to living in an apartment.3) adjust yourself to sth. It took time to adjust myself to motherhood. πŸ“– 1212 Words to Pass TOEFL iBT

Admire

to respect somebody for what they are or for what they have done

Admit

1. to let in;to allow someone to enter; 2.to agree unwillingly that something is true, confess

1)You may not like her, but you have to admit "that" she’s good at her job 2) Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley. πŸ“– 1212 Words to Pass TOEFL iBT

Adopt

enact; (low,rule) to formally approve a proposal, amendment etc, especially by voting

Advance

improvement, a change, discovery, or invention that brings progress

1) advance in = Recent advances in genetics have raised moral questions. 2) advance on = an advance on previous treatments 3) the advances made in the understanding of mental handicap πŸ“– 1212 Words to Pass TOEFL iBT

Affair

matter, an event or set of related events, especially one that is impressive or shocking

Afford

provide,to provide something or allow something to happen

1)The room affords a beautiful view over the city. 2) afford (somebody) an opportunity/chance= It afforded her the opportunity to improve her tennis skills. πŸ“– 1212 Words to Pass TOEFL iBT

Aggravate

(annoy: increase) 1) to make someone angry or annoyed; irritate,annoy:2) increase,to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse

Aggregation

group,when different things are combined to make a whole, or the whole that is produced

Air

feeling

if something or someone has an air of confidence, mystery etc, they seem confident, mysterious etc=She had an air of quiet confidence. She looked at him with a determined air. πŸ“– 1212 Words to Pass TOEFL iBT

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