TOEFL Flashcards

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Affinity

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[similarity] a similarity

[feeling] a feeling that you like and understand someone or something

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2
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Envision / Envisage

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to imagine something happening, or to think that something is likely to happen

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Embed

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to fix something firmly into a substance

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Retain

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to keep or continue to have something

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5
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Lack

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(noun) the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it
(verb) to not have or not have enough of something that is needed or wanted

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Locomotion

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the ability to move

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Propulsion

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a force that pushes something forward

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Abridge

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to shorten

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9
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Abscond

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to escape

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10
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Ambient

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related to the surrounding environment

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ambiguous

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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; of doubtful or uncertain nature; difficult to comprehend, distinguish, or classify

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12
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Ambivalent

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undecided; having opposing feelings smultaneously

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13
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Anthropology

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the study of human society

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14
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Belligerent

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aggressive or threatening

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15
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Befriend

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to act as a friend; provide support

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16
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Benevolent

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having kind wishes toward others

17
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Benign

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kind and gentle

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Cease

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to stop, end or discontinue

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Chastise

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to seriously reprimand

20
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Chronological

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following the order from which something occurs; sequential