TOEFL Core Vocabulary Breakthrough in 21 Days (Audio Tape)

Author: Li Xiaolai
Publisher: World Publishing & Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Publication Date: 2003-12-01
Features: 2,140 Core TOEFL Words, Common Idiomatic Meanings of Frequently Tested Words, Common Word Collocations, Reverse Classification of TOEFL Vocabulary, Common Prefixes and Suffixes. The core vocabulary section of this book consists of five basic units: phonetic symbols, definitions, example sentences, derived words, and synonyms.
- The phonetic symbols are added after each word.
- The definitions are entirely translated from the American Heritage Dictionary. Words with excessive meanings and some overly common words are only included for their special meanings in the TOEFL exam.
- All example sentences are taken from authentic articles, preserving the original flavor of the exam. Readers no longer memorize words in isolation, and while learning, they subconsciously adapt to the structure of long and complex sentences in TOEFL.
- Derived words generally involve changes in part of speech and are derived through native English word formation. Memorizing these words together can save a significant amount of valuable time.
- Synonyms sometimes include obscure words (including words that have only appeared once in the TOEFL exam).
An appendix includes a "Longman Definition Vocabulary." The Longman Dictionary uses approximately 2,300 of these words to define over 70,000 entries in the dictionary. These words form the foundation of cognition, and candidates can use this vocabulary set to express all their ideas precisely in the TWE exam.