Must Have Words - Second Edition - Proven strategies for incorporating new words

Sep 28, 2026

McGraw-Hill Education presents a vocabulary-focused TOEFL resource built around proven strategies for incorporating new words and improving academic and campus vocabulary. The book emphasizes skill-building through more than 150 activities and exercises, with quick success guidance for TOEFL reading, listening, writing, and speaking tasks. It includes targeted word lessons such as abandon, adversely, aggregate, cultivation, fertilize, intensify, irrigation, obtain, photosynthesis, and precipitation, plus practice items that reinforce correct word forms and usage.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages20

Reading Time50 min

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Six Quick Hints for Success on the TOEFL®

Nature - Lesson 1

Food Crops

Target Words

Definitions and Samples

Usage Tips and Parts of Speech

Practice: TOEFL Prep I

McGraw-Hill Education for the MustHave Words Proven strategies for incorporating new words,More than 150 skill-building activities and exercises Special emphasis on academic and campus vocabulary Lawrence J. Zwier and Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz McGraw-Hill Education for the Must Have Words McGraw-Hill Education for the Must Have Words Second Edition Lawrence J. Zwier and Lynn Stafford-Yilmaz New York Chicago San Francisco Athens London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi Singapore Sydney Toronto Copyright© 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DOC/DOC 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 ISBN 978-0-07-182759-1 MHID 0-07-182759-5 e-ISBN 978-0-07-182758-4 e-MHID 0-07-182758-7 Library of Congress Control Number 2013945471 TOEFL is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. McGraw-Hill Education products are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promotions or for use in corporate training programs. To contact a representative, please visit the Contact Us pages [at www.rnhprofessional.com](at www.rnhprofessional.com). This book is printed on acid-free paper. Six Quick Hints for Success on the TOEFL® 1. Try to understand a reading or lecture as a whole. Unlike earlier versions of the TOEFL, the new version tests whether you can see how ideas interact in a longer reading. 2. Take notes. Especially in the listening section, you will need notes to remember what you have heard. Note-taking will also help you concentrate.You can practice by taking notes of news stories, documentaries, or lectures. 3. Study grammar in context, not by itself. Unlike earlier versions of the TOEFL, the new version has no grammar section. Your knowledge of grammar is useful in helping you understand the readings and lectures, not in answering grammar-specific questions. 4. Practice writing essays that express your opinion on a topic. The writing section of the 2005 TOEFL includes questions asking for your opinion on various daily topics. These are timed. Practice writing under a time limit, shaping your thoughts into a well-rounded essay. S. Build up your academic vocabulary.Your ability to comprehend reading passages rests largely on your academic vocabulary. Build your vocabulary by reading, making flash cards, and writing sentences using new words in context. A strong vocabulary will help you not only in your reading comprehension, but also in listening, writing, and speaking. 6. Commit your attention to the test. Some of the topics covered in the test may not actually interest you. Still, your focused energy will improve your test score. Agree with yourself not to think about other topics during the test. Force yourself to keep your attention on the tested material. Nature LESSON 1 Food Crops Target Words 1. abandon 6. intensify 2. adversely 7. irrigation 3. aggregate 8. obtain 4. cultivation 9. photosynthesis 5. fertilize 1 o. precipitation Definitions and Samples 1. abandon v. To leave; to give up To save their lives, the sailors had to abandon the sinking ship. Parts ofspeech abandonment n 2. adversely adv. In a hannful way; negatively Excessive rainfall early in the spring can adversely affect the planting of crops. Usage tips Adversely is often followed by affect. Parts ofspeech adversity n, adverse adj 3. aggregate adj. Gathered into or amounting to a whole It is impossible to judge last year's performance without knowing the aggregate sales numbers. Usage tips Aggregate is often followed by a term like sum, total, or numbers. Parts

FAQs

What strategy does the book recommend for TOEFL reading or lectures?

It recommends understanding the reading or lecture as a whole and focusing on how ideas interact across a longer passage.

How should test-takers use notes during the listening section?

They should take notes to remember what they heard and to improve concentration; the book suggests practicing with notes from news stories, documentaries, or lectures.

How does the book help learners build academic vocabulary?

It teaches vocabulary through structured word lessons with definitions, sample sentences, usage tips, and practice exercises that require using each target word appropriately.

Sep 28, 2026

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