TOEFL Vocabulary

Question 1

To imply

Answer 1

To hint, to suggest, to mention

Question 2

domesticate

Tip: examples dogs, cats, horses etc.

Answer 2

tame/train and animal or plant to grow a certain way

Question 3

livestock

Answer 3

animals

Question 4

cattle

Answer 4

cows and bulls

Question 5

ritual

Answer 5

ceremonial

Question 6

ingenious

Answer 6

clever, innventive

Question 7

intuition

Answer 7

the abilityi to understand something immediately, without the need for counscious reasoning.

Question 8

He made a pre-judgement about this person because of his clothes. He is _________.

Answer 8

prejudice

pre judgement / opinion

preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Usually with a person.

Question 9

stereotype

example: People think everyone in China is good at math.

Answer 9

image or idea of a particular type of person

often unfair and untrue belief that many people that are in the same group

Question 10

get rid of

Yesterday I got rid of the recycling that we collected over the past year.

Answer 10

not necessary anymore / threw away or gave away

Question 11

He posts some photos with a straight back on ins. He has good ________.

Answer 11

posture

the position of your body

Question 12

scrutinize

Answer 12

to examine,inspect closely

Question 13

we can know something through information.

In other words,
we can ____ something

Answer 13

infer

to conclude / assume / suggest

Question 14

degradation

Answer 14

something gets progressively worse or less

Question 15

homogeneous

Answer 15

of the same kind

Question 16

convey

Answer 16

to communicate / express a message

Question 17

broad

Answer 17

far-reaching, universal, wide

Question 18

precipitation

Answer 18

rain

Question 19

obtain

Answer 19

gain possession of

Question 20

fertilize

Answer 20

nutrients for plants

Parts of speech fertilizer n., fertilization n.

Question 21

aggregate

Answer 21

combine, gathered into

aggregate v., aggregate n.

Question 22

aversely

Answer 22

negatively

Parts of speech adversity n., adverse adj.

Question 23

famine

There was a potato famine in Ireland

Answer 23

hunger

Question 24

foresee

Answer 24

predict

Question 25

persevere

Answer 25

keep doing

Question 26

plunge

Answer 26

dive / go down

Question 27

inherent

heredity

Answer 27

naturally characterstice or genetic

Question 28

reservoir

Answer 28

a place where liquid is stored or collected

Question 29

constraint

Answer 29

restriction / limited

Question 30

arbitrarily

Answer 30

randomly for no specific reason

Question 31

exponentially

Answer 31

exponent 4x4x4 in math

very fast rate

Question 32

adjacent

Answer 32

next to

Question 33

feasibly

Answer 33

easily or practically; in a way that can work

Question 34

integrally

Answer 34

a whole or complete manner

Question 35

overlap

Answer 35

over part of something to have something in common

VENN diagram

Question 36

seep

Answer 36

to pass slowloy for a long time, as liquid or gas might

Question 37

-unpredictable

“The man was always hungry because his cap thought all food was delicious so it ________ly ate all his food before the man could get his hands on it.”

Answer 37

capricious(ly)

Question 38

bulky, heavy, awkward

There was a cucumber that looked fat and _______ so it’s not a handsome cucumber.

Answer 38

cumbersome

Question 39

My van always cared about it’s appearance. The _____ van was so extreme that once I put a bulky cover on it and it exploded!

Answer 39

vanity

vain

Question 40

-Politicians always need to be ______ if they want to win an election.

Many people should like them.

Answer 40

charismatic

Question 41

-he has a zing to eat that eel.
In other words,
He is ______ to eat the eel.

Answer 41

zealous

zeal

Question 42

-The opposite of “professional”

Answer 42

amateur

Question 43

-Doing something randomly…unplanned

Answer 43

improvisation