TOEFL Vocabulary — Group 15

Batch 15 of TOEFL vocabulary words.

Extrapolate hard
verb

To estimate or predict unknown information by extending known facts or patterns into a new situation.

Fabricate easy
verb

To invent or make up false information and present it as true.

Flourish easy
verb

To grow or develop very successfully and healthily.

Fraught medium
adjective

Full of something unpleasant or difficult, such as danger, tension, or worry.

Gauge medium
verb

To make an estimate or judgment about the amount, level, or nature of something.

Holistic medium
adjective

Considering something as a complete system of interconnected parts, rather than focusing on one part alone.

Illicit easy
adjective

Not allowed by law or social custom; forbidden.

Imminent medium
adjective

About to happen very soon.

Implement easy
verb

To put a plan, decision, or system into actual practice.

Impose easy
verb

To officially force a rule, tax, or condition onto someone.

Incumbent hard
adjective

Currently holding an official position, or necessary as a duty for someone.

Indifferent easy
adjective

Having no particular interest, concern, or preference about something.

Induce medium
verb

To cause a particular state, reaction, or condition to happen.

Jeopardize medium
verb

To put something valuable or important at risk of harm or loss.

Legitimate medium
adjective

Allowed by law or by accepted standards and rules; genuine and reasonable.

Culminate hard
verb

To reach a final, climactic point after a series of events or a period of development.

Discrete medium
adjective

Individually separate and distinct, not blended together with anything else.

Fastidious medium
adjective

Extremely attentive to detail and difficult to please; excessively careful and particular.

Foster easy
verb

To encourage the growth or development of something over time.

Fragment easy
noun

A small piece that has broken off from something larger.

Hostile easy
adjective

Openly unfriendly, aggressive, or strongly opposed.

Inhibit medium
verb

To hold back or restrict a process, action, or feeling.

Insight easy
noun

A clear, deep understanding of a complex situation or problem.

Magnitude medium
noun

The great size or importance of something.

Naive easy
adjective

Lacking experience or judgment, and too willing to trust or believe things simply.