{"id":851,"date":"2014-09-29T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=851"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:47:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:47:02","slug":"toefl-vocabulary-words-from-official-toefl-ibt-tests-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/toefl-vocabulary-words-from-official-toefl-ibt-tests-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TOEFL Vocabulary: Words from Official TOEFL iBT Tests (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, I\u2019m going to continue defining and explaining words from Official TOEFL iBT Tests<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>as I did in my last TOEFL vocabulary blog post<\/a>. Keep in mind that these words are from an actual past TOEFL test. If you had taken this test and not known these words, you might have had some trouble understanding the text. In fact, one of the words below was asked about in a vocabulary question.<\/a><\/p>\n

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(to be) Crude<\/h2>\n

There are a few meanings of the word \u201ccrude,\u201d but ones that are more important for the TOEFL are these two:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Raw or unpure. This is used for materials, especially oil. \u201cCrude oil\u201d is oil that has just come from the earth. It won\u2019t be burned immediately. First, people have to process the oil. Then, after it is purified, it can be used.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not very well made. You might say that a smiley \ud83d\ude42 is a crude picture picture of a face. If you are lost in the woods at night and it starts raining, you might make a crude shelter from sticks.<\/p>\n

TOEFL example:<\/em> There are few animals other than humans which make and use tools, but bonobos have been known to use stones as crude<\/strong> hammers or even weapons.<\/em><\/p>\n

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(to be) Marked<\/h2>\n

Although this adjective is related to the noun \u201cmark\u201d and the verb \u201c(to) mark,\u201d if has a quite different meaning in some contexts. In some sentences, it simply means \u201cnoticeable,\u201d or \u201csignificant.\u201d In other words, you can see it and it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n

Usually, it\u2019s used to describe a change. You might see it combined with the words \u201cincrease,\u201d \u201cimprovement,\u201d \u201cshift,\u201d or \u201cimpact,\u201d for example. \u201cA marked increase\u201d is a large, noticeable increase\u2014it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n

TOEFL example: I\u2019m a bit concerned about your attendance this semester, Sally. I\u2019ve noticed a marked<\/strong> decrease in how often you show up for class. Is everything okay?<\/em><\/p>\n

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(to) Depict<\/h2>\n

The root of \u201cdepict\u201d is the same as the root of the word \u201cpicture.\u201d\u00a0 In fact, the meaning if very close, too. \u201cTo depict\u201d means to *show* something. The Mona Lisa depicts an unknown woman, for example. It can also be used to explain an author\u2019s or artist\u2019s message\u2014the specific way they show a subject. For example, in the movie \u201cThe Social Network,\u201d the creator\u00a0 of Facebook, Mark Zuckerburg, is depicted as socially awkward teenager motivated by jealousy. That may not actually be true in real life\u2014it\u2019s just what the movie communicated about him.<\/p>\n

TOEFL example:<\/em> Newspaper reviews of the play, when it first opened to audiences in the late 1920s, depicted<\/strong> the lead actor as inexperienced and unskilled, a complete amateur. <\/em><\/p>\n

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