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Barron's Essential Words for the Toefl > Lessons 19-21 > Flashcards

Lessons 19-21 Flashcards

1
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Define:

antiquated

A

adj. too old to be presently useful; outmoded

n. antique Syn. old fashioned

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Define:

coherent

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adj. well reasoned; ideas that are clearly presented
adv. coherently
v. cohere
n. coherence
adj. cohesive* * sticking together as a group
Syn. logical
n. cohesion

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3
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Define:

develop

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v. to grow; to increase; to become more
adj. developing complete
n. development
n. developer Syn. evolve

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Define:

fabricate

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v. to make up, usually with an intent to fool or trick;
adj. fabricated to lie
n. fabrication Syn. invent

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5
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Define:

investigation

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n. a careful examination in order to determine
adj. investigative facts
v. investigate
n. investigator Syn. probe

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6
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Define:

normally

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adv. commonly, usually
adj. normal Syn. typically
v. normalize n. normalization

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7
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Define:

notice

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v. to sense; to be aware
adv. noticeably Syn. observe
adj. noticeable n. notice

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8
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Define:

notion

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n. an idea, belief, or opinion

Syn. concept

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Define:

novel

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adj. something unusual, uncommon; new

Syn. original

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10
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Define:

opposition

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n. the state of acting against; not being in agreement
adj. oppositional
adj. oppositionary Syn. resistance
v. oppose

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11
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Define:

record

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v. to make a written or oral notation; to copy
adj. recorded Syn. register
n. record n. recording n. recorder

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12
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Define:

relate

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v. to tell; to show a connection between two things
adj. related
n. relation Syn. communicate
n. relationship

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13
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Define:

suspect

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v. to think that something is true, but having no proof
adj. suspected
n. suspicion
n. suspect Syn. speculate

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14
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Define:

unbiased

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adj. with no preconceptions

Syn. objective

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15
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Define:

varied

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adj. being of many different types
adv. variably Syn. diverse
adj. variable adj. various v. vary n. variant n. variety n. variation n. variability

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Define:

accentuate

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v. to highlight; to give more importance to
adj. accentuated Syn. emphasize
n. accentuation

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17
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Define:

disguise

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v. to hide the usual appearance of something
adj. disguised Syn. conceal
n. disguise

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18
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Define:

finance

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v. to provide money
adv. financially Syn. fund
adj. financial
v. financed n. finance n. finances

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19
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Define:

initiate

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v. to begin; to establish; to take decisive action without help
adj. initiated
n. initiation
n. initiative Syn. launch

20
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Define:

Innovative

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adj. something newly introduced; creative
n. innovator Syn. creative
n. innovation

21
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Define:

narrate

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v. to tell a story; relate
adj. narrative Syn. relate
n. narrative n. narration n. narrator

22
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Define:

nevertheless

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conj. in spite of that

Syn. nonetheless

23
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Define:

occasionally

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adv. now and then; once in a while
adj. occasional Syn. sometimes
n. occasion

24
Q

Define:

omit

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v. to leave out, not include
adj. omitted Syn. neglect
n. omission

25
Q

Define:

outlandish

A

adj. strange and unpleasant; beyond accepted norms

adv. outlandishly Syn. bizarre

26
Q

Define:

overcome

A

v. to defeat, fight with success; to take control of an

individual Syn. conquer

27
Q

Define:

partially

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adv. a part of the whole; incomplete
adv. partly Syn. somewhat
adj. partial n. part

28
Q

Define:

pass

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v. to accept formally by vote
adj. passable Syn. approve
n. passage

29
Q

Define:

portray

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v. to represent; to act

n. portrayal Syn. depict

30
Q

Define:

submit

A

v. to turn in, offer for evaluation

n. submission Syn. propose

31
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Define:

decline

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v. to move from good to bad, or from much
n. decline to little, to refuse
Syn. decrease

32
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Define:

gather

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v. to collect

n. gathering Syn. collect

33
Q

Define:

motion

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n. the state of changing one’s position
v. motion* * to direct by moving
Syn. movement

34
Q

Define:

partisan

A

adj. strongly supporting a group or point of view

Syn. biased

35
Q

Define:

pattern

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n. a regular, repeated arrangement or action
adj. patterned Syn. habit
v. pattern

36
Q

Define:

Phenomena

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n. natural events or facts; strange or notable happenings
adv. phenomenally
adj. phenomenal Syn. events
n. phenomenon

37
Q

Define:

philanthropic

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adj. a feeling of love for people, usually resulting in financial aid to worthy causes
n. philanthropist n. philanthropy Syn. humanitarian

38
Q

Define:

placid

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adj. quiet, not easily upset

adv. placidly Syn. calm

39
Q

Define:

plentiful

A

adj. more than sufficient
adv. plentifully Syn. abundant
n. plenty

40
Q

Define:

reaction

A

n. a reply; a change that occurs when substances are mixed
adv. reactively
adj. reactive Syn. response
v. react adj. reactionary

41
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Define:

rhythm

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n. a regular pattern, usually in music
adv. rhythmically Syn. pulse
adj. rhythmic

42
Q

Define:

scenic

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adj. concerning pleasant natural surroundings
adv. scenically Syn. picturesque
n. scenery n. scene

43
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Define:

shallow

A

adj. not far from top to bottom
adv. shallowly Syn. superficial
n. shallowness

44
Q

Define:

sheltered

A

adj. protected from harmful elements; isolated from reality
v. shelter
n. shelter Syn. protected

45
Q

Define:

vanishing

A

adj. going out of sight

v. vanish Syn. disappearing

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