by Hatice Oncel TOEFL VOCAB-4

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

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

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

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

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

Adj. tangible, specific, real concrete

N. disagreement, argument; battle, war conflict

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

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

Adj. continuous, steady constant

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

Adj. disputable, debatable controversial

Adj. accessible, available, handy convenient

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

v. Deal with, manage, handle cope with

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adj. critical, decisive, key crucial

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

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

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

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

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