1. by Hatice Oncel TOEFL VOCAB-4

2. v. supplement, complete; n. supplement, addition Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly. complement

3. v. praise, flatter, commend; n. praise, flatter She complained that her husband never paid her any compliments any more compliment

4. Adj. complete, through, exhaustive Is this list comprehensive or are there some names missing? comprehensive

5. v. admit; acknowledge, recognize The Government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster concede

6. Adj. brief, short, abbreviated Make your answers clear and concise. concise

7. Adj. tangible, specific, real concrete

8. N. disagreement, argument; battle, war conflict

9. v. assemble, gather A crowd congregated around the entrance to the theatre, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars of the show. congregate

10. Adj. noticeable, obvious, prominent In China, her blonde hair was conspicuous conspicuous

11. Adj. continuous, steady constant

12. v. Think about, ponder, speculate I'm contemplating going abroad for a year contemplate

13. Adj. disputable, debatable controversial

14. Adj. accessible, available, handy convenient

15. Adj. standard, ordinary, normal conventional behaviour/attitudes/clothes, conventional medicine/farming, a conventional wedding conventional

16. v. Deal with, manage, handle cope with

17. Adj. abundant, ample, plentiful He took copious notes during the lecture copious

18. Adj. congenial, warm, friendly a cordial smile/greeting/welcome/reception cordial

19. Adj. sophisticated, worldly, urbane, well traveled; international, worldwide, universal cosmopolitan

20. Adj. polite, refined, gracious Although she often disagreed with me, she was always courteous courteous

21. Adj. secret, hidden The government was accused of covert military operations against the regime. covert

22. n. fad, popular fashion The craze for health foods has become big business. craze

23. Adj. curved, twisted, zigzag; dishonest, corrupt You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads crooked

24. Adj. critical, decisive, key crucial

25. Adj. rude, impolite, vulgar; unprocessed, raw, unrefined a crude remark/comment crude

26. Adj. secret, mysterious I received a cryptic message through the post cryptic

27. v. restrict, limit, control The Government should act to curb tax evasion curb

28. Adj. inquisitive; odd, strange A curious thing happened to me yesterday curious

29. Adj. abrupt, blunt, impolite to give a curt nod/reply The boss was rather curt with him curt