TOEFL Vocabulary — Group 12

Existing as an idea or quality rather than as a physical, touchable thing.

To gather or build up gradually in increasing amounts over time.

Located directly next to or bordering something else.

To make a problem, pain, or difficulty less severe or easier to bear.

To officially set aside a portion of resources, time, or money for a specific purpose.

Similar in a way that allows a comparison to be made between two different things.

To expect something and prepare for it before it actually happens.

Based on random choice or personal whim rather than any clear reason or system.

Requiring great physical or mental effort and often taking a long time to complete.

A large, impressive, or organized display or group of things.

To fully absorb and integrate new information, culture, or people into an existing system or group.

To succeed in achieving or reaching a particular goal, level, or standard, usually through effort.

To say or believe that something is the result of or belongs to a particular cause or person.

Able to act and make decisions independently, without outside control.

Producing good results or a helpful effect.

A line or limit that marks the edge of an area, topic, or behavior.

Something produced as a secondary result while making or doing something else.

Truthful and straightforward; frank.

To happen at the same time as something else, or to match up closely with it.

To work together with one or more people to produce or achieve something.

To begin or start, often in a formal way.

A raw material or basic good that can be bought, sold, or traded.

To go well with something else, making it better or more complete.

To be made up of a certain number of parts, or to form the whole of something.

To form an idea or plan in your mind, or to imagine something as possible.