TOEFL Skills Week 3 Flashcards
Concoct (v.)
Invent, prepare by mixing together
I was out of milk and sugar, so I had to concoct a new recipe for the cookies.
Coral (n.)
The hard, variously, colored, calcium-rich skeleton found in the ocean.
I went scuba diving in Australia to see the coral.
Crescent (n.)
A shape like a half circle with points at the end.
The new moon looked like a crescent in the sky.
Dangle (v.)
Hang or swing loosely.
The rock climber dangled from the cliff after his equipment failed.
Demographic (n.)
A statistics of human population, such as the number of births or deaths.
Deprive (v)
Take away from, prevent from using.
Some children in poor countries are deprived of an education.
Diligent (adj.)
Hard-working
You have to be a diligent student to score high on the TOEFL
Disrobe (v.)
To undress.
You should always disrobe before a shower.
Docile (adj.)
Easily trained or controlled.
The docile children always listened ti their patents
Doleful (adj.)
Extremely sad, dismal.
The doleful atmosphere at the funeral made me more depressed.
Drought (n.)
A long period of dry weather.
The drought in the southern states caused food shortages.
Dubious (adj.)
Feeling doubtful, disbelief.
I was dubious for the forecast that called for snow on June.
Dumbfound (adj.)
Astonish.
I was dumbfounded when the magician disappeared.
Efface (v.)
Rub or wipe out, obliterate.
My sadness was effaced when I won the lottery.
Elucidate (v.)
To make understandable or clearer.
After the professor elucidated his point, I fully understood.
