400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL

For students whose first language is not English and who wish to study at a university with an English-based curriculum, no admittance test is more important than the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL helps you score well by arming you with the most important English vocabulary words commonly found on this crucial exam. This timely guide also encompasses the recent changes made to the test, including the emphasis on conversation and spontaneous communication to mirror the interactive nature of the classroom. 400 Must-Have Words for the TOEFL also includes:

• Activities such as paraphrasing, synonym and antonym exercises, and identifying prefixes and suffixes
• Strategies on how to incorporate new words into everyday vocabulary
• Chapters on identifying synonyms and paraphrasing sentences, roots, prefixes, and suffixes

Table of Contents

Part 1. Nature
LESSON 1 Food Crops
LESSON 2 Disaster
LESSON 3 Evolution and Migration
LESSON 4 Petroleum Alternatives

Part 2. Science
LESSON 5 Time Efficiency
LESSON 6 Ancient Life
LESSON 7 Computers
LESSON 8 Energy

Part 3. Mind and Body
LESSON 9 Memory
LESSON 10 Spirituality
LESSON 11 Illness
LESSON 12 Surgery
LESSON 13 Ghosts

Part 4. Society
LESSON 14 Anthropology
LESSON 15 Social Inequality
LESSON 16 Expertise
LESSON 17 Military Operations
LESSON 18 War and Conquest
LESSON 19 History

Part 5. Money
LESSON 20 Financial Systems
LESSON 21 Wealth and Social Class
LESSON 22 Personal Property
LESSON 23 Employment
LESSON 24 International Trade

Part 6. Government and Justice
LESSON 25 Politics
LESSON 26 A Reasonable Doubt
LESSON 27 The Police
LESSON 28 Investigating Crimes
LESSON 29 Government Corruption
LESSON 30 Crimes at Sea
LESSON 31 The War on Drugs

Part 7. Relationships
LESSON 32 Family Relationships
LESSON 33 Friendship
LESSON 34 Passion
LESSON 35 Negative Emotions

Part 8. Culture
LESSON 36 Social Rebels
LESSON 37 Painting and Sculpture
LESSON 38 The Written Word
LESSON 39 Entertainment
LESSON 40 Risky Fashions