Words In Toefl Flashcards

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Nonsense (n)

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Sth silly or without meaning

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Cumulative (adj)

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Increasing or enlarging by repetition or addition

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Enchanted

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Under a magical spell; mysteriously attractive

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Thread

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A thin flexible string

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Strand

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A single thin piece of thread or similar material

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Coat v

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Cover

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Interferer

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Interrupt an action

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Buoyancy

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The ability to float in air or on water

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Panic n

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Feeling sudden very strong fear

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Sorority

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A club for women in college

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Escort n

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A person who goes with another person to protect

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Tone up v

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To make tighter

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Lay

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Place down

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Stretch

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To go to reach across

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Specimen

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An example of study

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Stain v

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To change the color of

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Shade n

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A dark area in which light has been blocked

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Needlessly

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Unnecessarily

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To suppress

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To contain , to prevent sth from sth

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Omen n

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A sign of what will happen in the future

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Abstract adj

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Based on general idea not on real people or things

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Concrete adj

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Based on fact, not on ideas or guesses

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Thaw v

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Change from solid to a liquid

Melt synonym

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Freeze v

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Change from a liquid to a solid

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To condense

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Change from gas to liquid

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Fancy

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Not simple

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Glaze v

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To apply a thin layer of clay that become glass when heated at a high temp.

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Propel v

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Move

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Stall v n

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  • stop suddenly because of lacking of power or speed

- stall on/over sth: to try to avoid doing or answering a question so that you have more time

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Forage for sth

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Search for food

Rummage