Category: English Vocabulary

Have you been searching for a list of TOEFL vocabulary words, in one easy-to-use PDF? Well, look no further than our TOEFL Vocabulary PDF. Do You Need a TOEFL Vocab PDF? Yes! Improving your vocabulary is one of the most important steps you can take when studying for the TOEFL exam. Not only will it…

Along your English learning journey, you’ve probably made leaps and bounds in your vocabulary, working your way up to a level of advanced English vocabulary! So why is it important to learn more vocabulary? An expanded vocabulary creates opportunities to communicate in ways that can benefit your academic pursuits (see the definition of pursue below!),…

In many ways, a language is its vocabulary. Other skills, such as grammar, pronunciation, etc. all revolve around correct, meaningful use of words. To master the English language, you need to know a large volume of English vocabulary. This is especially important on the TOEFL, where you can’t stop to look up a word or…

Understanding prefixes on the TOEFL– beginning parts of words that have special meaning– can help you really master TOEFL vocabulary.

In an earlier post, Kate gave a helpful overview of the most common time-related prepositions in English. Her post looked not just at the meanings of these prepositions, but also at the grammar rules for them. There are quite a few other prepositions of time that are less common, but still important. In this post,…

In my last vocabulary post, I gave you a better look at the first 8 hard words from the Magoosh TOEFL Vocabulary PDF. I explained how each word was used, and gave you a table with each different form of the word. Word forms are especially important when you learn vocabulary. Knowing every grammatical form…

You probably already know that “feed” is a verb in English. (And if you read my last TOEFL Blog post, you definitely know!)

Today, we’re going to look at a TOEFL animal-related verb that can be confusing. The word is “feed.”

Today on the Magoosh TOEFL Blog, we’re going to look at a common English idiom: “take for granted.” This idiom is used in informal speech and writing.