1. Essential words for the TOEFL lesson 15
By : Rahoomah

2. It was a durable car , but it finally got destroyed .
He hopes for durable peace .

3. durable Syn. sturdy adj. something that lasts a long time
Durable family :: n. durability n. duration (the length of time that something continues)
Ex:
The duration of each bacterial division is called the generation or doubling time.
Syn. sturdy

4. Parents usually foster the development of good habits in their children.

5. foster
v. To promote growth or development
Syn. stimulate

6. Quick fix diets may lead to weight gain.
He gained a lot of experience
working as a volunteer.

7. gain Syn. attain v. to obtain something needed or useful;
to increase the amount of something
gain family :: adj. gainful n. gain
Syn. attain

8. As you know, there are many causes of pollution
As you know, there are many causes of pollution. There are also many ways to prevent pollution. We need to keep on thinking of ways to halt pollution. 

9. halt Syn. stop v. to stop or discontinue Halt family :: adj. halting
Adv. haltingly n. halt
Syn. stop

10. Every leader needs to know how to handle difficult people in their team ... and manage them well. If you haven't read it already - you might first want to read the article on why dealing with difficult employees
fast and effectively is so important.

11. handle Syn. manage v. to deal with or control
handle family :: n. handling
Syn. manage

12. They harbored a political refugee in their home.
Harboring criminals is a crime.
He harbored thoughts of vengeance.

13. harbor Syn. shelter v. to give protection;
not to express a desire or opinion, usually bad
Syn. shelter

14. Some useful animals are dogs and cats
Some useful animals are dogs and cats. Some harmful animals are bears, lions, tigers and some insects.
You shouldn't eat junk food that harms your body and causes many diseases.

15. harmful Syn. unhealthy adj. something that causes pain or damage
harmful family :: adv. harmfully v. harm n. harm
Syn. unhealthy

16. The amount of rainfall this summer has been insignificant.

17. insignificant Syn. meaningless adj. Not important ; of little value
Insignificant family :: adv. insignificantly n. insignificance
Syn. meaningless

18. There was a baffling story related to this road
There was a baffling story related to this road . When people came to this road, they mysteriously disappeared .
He had a mysterious effect on everyone
who heard him speak.

19. mysterious Syn. baffling adj. not easily understood or figured out
Mysterious family :: adv. mysteriously n. mystery n. mysteriousness
Syn. baffling

20. Mountain Climbing is perilous, often a lethal sport.
It is perilous to exceed the speed limit.

21. Perilous Syn. dangerous adj. threatening or risky; harmful
Perilous family :: adv. perilously n. peril
Syn. dangerous

22. I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom.
Many nations promote tourism to lure foreign currency.

23. Promote
v. to encourage or advertise; to elevate in rank or grade
promote family :: n. promoter
(a person whose job is to promote events, activities, products, etc) n. promotion
Syn. boost

24. Students who ask teachers to “repeat that again” are being
redundant because “repeat “ means “again”.

25. redundant Syn. repetitious
Adj. being excessive ; showing unnecessary repetition
redundant family :: n. redundancy
Adv. redundantly
Syn. repetitious

26. Because she rejected my suggestion , I am so angry.

27. reject
v. to refuse
reject family :: n. rejection
Syn. refuse

28. The discovery of Panadol was a substantial medical
achievement.

29. substantial Syn. significant adj. important; strongly made; of value
substantial family :: adv. substantially adj. substantive
(dealing with things that are important or real)
Syn. significant

30. Alma’s black hair is a trait inherited from her mother.

31. trait Syn. characteristic
n. Specific qualities that distinguish one from another
Syn. characteristic

32. Thank you for your attention