TOEFL Vocabulary — Group 3

So interesting, powerful, or convincing that it demands your full attention or agreement.

Overly satisfied with oneself or one's situation, to the point of ignoring real risks.

Complete and including everything that is necessary or relevant to a subject.

Creating favorable conditions that help produce a particular, usually positive, result.

A general agreement reached by most or all members of a group.

Likely to cause disagreement or argument; controversial.

Extremely complicated and difficult to follow, often with unnecessary twists.

Existing in a large quantity; abundant.

To reduce or limit something, especially by cutting short its extent or duration.

To act according to accepted standards, rules, or the behavior of a group.

To make someone or something significantly weaker, often over time.

To reach a conclusion through logical reasoning, based on facts or evidence already known.

To describe or outline something with precision and clarity.

To reduce the amount of a resource, usually through continued or careless use.

Feeling deeply discouraged and without hope.

To depart or move away from an established course, standard, or expected pattern of behavior.

To become or make something smaller, weaker, or less important than before.

To notice, recognize, or understand something that is not immediately obvious, usually by looking closely.

A noticeable difference or lack of agreement between two things that should otherwise match.

To speak of someone or something in a dismissive, belittling way.

Stating opinions as if they were unquestionably true, without allowing for debate.

To be a sign of, or to indicate the meaning of, something specific.

Behaving in an unconventional or slightly odd way that departs from common habits.

To draw out a response, answer, or reaction from someone.

Hard to catch, find, achieve, or pin down clearly.