Self Studied TOEFL Vocab (Cram)

Question 1

participant

Answer 1

n. a person who takes part in s.t.:
* He was a ~ in the discussion.

Question 2

cavity

Answer 2

n. 1 a hole or hollow place:
* The explosion left a ~ in the ground.

2 a hole caused by decay in a tooth:

• I went to the dentist to have two ~es filled.

Question 3

faculty

Answer 3

n. 1 an ability, esp. of the mind:
* She has the ~ to express herself well.

2 pl. mental powers:

• The old man has lost his ~ies and cannot take care of himself.

3 used with a sing. or pl. v. the teaching staff at a school or college:

• That university has an excellent ~.

Question 4

fierce

Answer 4

adj 1 cruelly violent

ferocious

• ~ animals, such as the lion and bear, are very frightening when they attack.

2 powerful, intense:

• A ~ storm struck the coastline

Question 5

balk

Answer 5

n. v. [I] to stop, be unwilling to continue:
* He ~ed at the high price of the car and refused to buy it.

Question 6

violation

Answer 6

n. [C;U] an act of breaking a law, contract, rule, etc.:
* A violation of a law can bring punishment

Question 7

hoop

n.

Answer 7

n. a circular tube or band:
* Basketball players shoot the ball through a hoop.

Question 8

expressway

n.

Answer 8

a superhighway usu. with six to eight lanes and few roads leading to it:

• The expressway takes you into Boston quickly and avoids all those back streets.

Question 9

to retract

Answer 9

1 to take s.t. back formally, withdraw s.t.:

• A woman wanted to buy my car, but later she retracted her offer.

2 to pull back in:

• The turtle retracted its head into its shell

Question 10

supposedly

adv.

Answer 10

adv. as it seems, so it is assumed:
* They will_ supposedly arrive_ in time for dinner.

Question 11

tame

adj.

Answer 11

1 domesticated

docile, evcil

• Dogs and house cats are tame animals.

2 harmless

innocuous

• The party was noisy but actually quite tame.
  3. too controlled and not exciting
• His TV show is very tame in comparison with his live performances.

Question 12

to scamper

also n.

Answer 12

(used without object) 1. to run or go hastily or quickly, with small steps, like a child or a small animal ; to run playfully about, as a child, kaçışmak, especially through fear or excitement

scamper away/down/off, etc

also n.

• The dim, yellow light each one was shedding cast shadows off the crates and barrels carelessly piled along the length of the alley, and occasionally a squeak and a scamper echoed throughout the area

Question 13

to intervene

Answer 13

to stop an action happening between other people:

• Would you intervene if you saw a parent hit a child?

Question 14

to christen

Answer 14

1 to make s.o., usu. a child, a Christian and/or give them a first name in a church ceremony,

to baptize

• The minister christened our son and we named him Joseph.

2 to formally name and launch a new ship

Question 15

to debut

/deɪˈbjuː/

Answer 15

to appear for the first time, esp. a play, film, or artist:

• The actress debuted on Broadway last year.

Question 16

pervasive

adj.

Answer 16

1 tending to pervade or spread; moving into or through everywhere or everything; widespread, common, influential

• a pervasive odor
• There is a pervasive trend toward casual dress in businesses
• the pervasive influence of television