Words In Toefl Flashcards
Nonsense (n)
Sth silly or without meaning
Cumulative (adj)
Increasing or enlarging by repetition or addition
Enchanted
Under a magical spell; mysteriously attractive
Thread
A thin flexible string
Strand
A single thin piece of thread or similar material
Coat v
Cover
Interferer
Interrupt an action
Buoyancy
The ability to float in air or on water
Panic n
Feeling sudden very strong fear
Sorority
A club for women in college
Escort n
A person who goes with another person to protect
Tone up v
To make tighter
Lay
Place down
Stretch
To go to reach across
Specimen
An example of study
Stain v
To change the color of
Shade n
A dark area in which light has been blocked
Needlessly
Unnecessarily
To suppress
To contain , to prevent sth from sth
Omen n
A sign of what will happen in the future
Abstract adj
Based on general idea not on real people or things
Concrete adj
Based on fact, not on ideas or guesses
Thaw v
Change from solid to a liquid
Melt synonym
Freeze v
Change from a liquid to a solid
To condense
Change from gas to liquid
Fancy
Not simple
Glaze v
To apply a thin layer of clay that become glass when heated at a high temp.
Propel v
Move
Stall v n
- 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
Forage for sth
Search for food
Rummage
