TOEFL - must know

Question 1

engender

Answer 1

To bring into being; to cause to exist

Question 2

berate

Answer 2

To say insulting and disrespectful things

Question 3

contemptuous

Answer 3

Having no respect

Question 4

despise

Answer 4

Hate very much

Question 5

hedonistic

Answer 5

Excessively interested in seeking pleasure

Question 6

depict

Answer 6

To show in pictures

Question 7

amateurish

Answer 7

Not good enough to be the work of professionals

Question 8

zeal

Answer 8

Enthusiasm; a deep determination to do well

Question 9

cumbersome

Answer 9

Difficult to wear or carry because of weight or shape

Question 10

striking

Answer 10

Very noticeable; easily attracting attention

Question 11

vanity

Answer 11

An excessive concern for one’s appearance

Question 12

assail

Answer 12

assaltar

Question 13

convey

Answer 13

express, transmit

Question 14

deify

Answer 14

to make a god of; worship as a god:

Question 15

diminish

Answer 15

to (cause to) seem smaller, decrease, or be reduced:

Question 16

distill

Answer 16

to heat (a liquid) hot enough to evaporate, then allowing it to cool:

Question 17

erote

Answer 17

to (cause to) be destroyed or disappear gradually

Question 18

fortify

Answer 18

to increase defenses

Question 19

haggle

Answer 19

to bargain about the cost of something:

Question 20

plunge

Answer 20

to (cause to) be brought or thrown into some condition suddenly;
to push or thrust (something) into something else with force

Question 21

Wacky

Answer 21

funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way

Question 22

recede

Answer 22

to go back to a more distant point;
retreat;
withdraw:

Question 23

withdraw

Answer 23

to remove, retract, or recall;
to remove oneself from participation, as in an activity:;
to take (money) from a place of deposit.;
to draw back, away, to the side, or aside:

Question 24

Blast

Answer 24

a strong gust of wind or air

Blow up or make it up apart

Question 25

Crevice

Answer 25

a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall

Question 26

Hew

Answer 26

chop or cut (something, especially wood) with an ax, pick, or other tool
conform or adhere to.

“some artists took photographs that hewed to more traditional ideas of art”

Question 27

Pesky

Answer 27

causing trouble; annoying.