Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Cause and Effect

to cause something to happen

the primary cause of something

the result or consequence of a situation, event, or action

to give rise to a certain reaction or feeling, particularly suddenly

to directly cause something

to provoke by bringing a feeling or memory into the mind

to originate from a particular source or factor

being the main cause of something

a result of a situation or action that was not meant to happen

in a manner that is important or large enough to be noticed or effective

used to introduce a result based on the information or actions that came before

an abrupt increase in something's number or amount

(of a price, amount, etc.) to increase suddenly and significantly

(of prices, values, temperature, etc.) to suddenly decrease in a significant amount

to decrease in degree, amount, quality, or strength

to cause or bring about something

a thing or person resulted from something particular

not achieving the desired outcome or intended result

in a manner that is gradually growing in degree, extent, or frequency over time

(particularly of a price, rate, etc.) to increase sharply

a sharp increase in something, such as price, etc.

a possible consequence that something can bring about

to significantly increase in quantity

used to say that one thing is a result of another

to reduce in amount, size, intensity, etc.

in a way that results in the desired outcome

someone or something's role in achieving a specific result, particularly a positive one

used to indicate a logical result or effect

the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

(of prices, shares, etc.) to suddenly decrease in terms of amount or value

(of currencies, prices, etc.) to increase in value

used to indicate what happens as a result of something

to begin to exist or become noticeable

related to the relationship between two things in which one is the cause of the other

to increase in terms of amount, value, intensity, etc.

to increase or improve the progress, growth, or success of something