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Oxford - TOEIC Terms 1

These definitions are from page 158 of 'Oxford Tactics for the TOEIC Test' and are the property of OUP.

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tactic (n)
A method or technique used to achieve an immediate goal.
brainstorm (v)
To think of many ideas on a topic quickly (usually done by groups)
related (adj)
Connected in some way to an idea.
paraphrase (v)
To restate something in other, usually simpler words.
focus (n)
The main or most important thing or things.
predict (v)
To say what is going to happen in the future. In the TOEIC test this usually means to guess what you are going to hear in the listening section.
scan (v)
To read quickly to pick out specific information (e.g. looking for a name in a phone book)
skim (v)
To read quickly to get a general idea of the contents (e.g. quickly going over a movie review to see if it's worth watching)
key words (n)
The most important words for understanding meaning (usually nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs)
similar (adj)
Having some things in common, but not completely identical (e.g. African elelphants are very similar to Indian elephants)

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