Essential words for the TOEFLlesson 15

By : Rahoomah

It was a durable car , but it finally got destroyed .

He hopes for durable peace .

durableadj. something that lasts a long timeDurable 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

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

fosterv. To promote growth or development

Syn. STIMULATE

Quick fix diets may lead to weight gain.

He gained a lot of experience working as a volunteer.

gainv. to obtain something needed or useful; to increase the amount of something gain family ::adj. gainful n. gain

Syn. ATTAIN

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. 

haltv. to stop or discontinue Halt family ::adj. halting Adv. haltingly n. halt

Syn. STOP

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 employeesfast and effectively is so important.

handlev. to deal with or control handle family ::n. handling

Syn. MANAGE

They harbored a political refugee in their home.

Harboring criminals is a crime. He harbored thoughts of vengeance.

harborv. to give protection; not to express a desire or opinion, usually bad

Syn. SHELTER

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.

harmfuladj. something that causes pain or damage harmful family ::adv. harmfully v. harmn. harm

Syn. UNHEALTHY

The amount of rainfall this summer has been insignificant.

insignificant adj. Not important ; of little value

Insignificant family :: adv. insignificantly n. insignificance

Syn. MEANINGLESS

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.

mysterious adj. not easily understood or figured out

Mysterious family ::adv. mysteriously n. mysteryn. mysteriousness

Syn. BAFFLING

Mountain Climbing is perilous, often a lethal sport.

It is perilous to exceed the speed limit.

Perilous adj. threatening or risky; harmful

Perilous family :: adv. perilously n. peril

Syn. DANGEROUS

I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom.

Many nations promote tourism to lure foreign currency.

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

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

redundant Adj. being excessive ; showing unnecessary repetition

redundant family :: n. redundancyAdv. redundantly

Syn. REPETITIOUS

Because she rejected my suggestion , I am so angry.

reject v. to refuse

reject family :: n. rejection

Syn. REFUSE

The discovery of Panadol was a substantial medical achievement.

substantial adj. important; strongly made; of value

substantial family :: adv. substantially adj. substantive(dealing with things that are important or real)

Syn. SIGNIFICANT

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

trait n. Specific qualities that distinguish one from another

Syn. CHARACTERISTIC

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