Mastering Skills for TOEFL iBT - Reading Ch.5
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farukyazici on April 10, 2012
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Reading Section / Chapter 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 terse | brief; concise |
| realize | to accomplish |
| embellishment | an exaggeration; a decoration |
| modifier | a word that serves to change the meaning of another |
| strife | The state of experiencing conflict or trouble |
| perseverance | the quality of continuing under difficult conditions |
| refuge | a shelter; a protected state or place |
| assess | to estimate the value of |
| convey | to communicate a message |
| utilize | to use |
| respondent | one who replies to something |
| feedback | a response |
| efficacy | the degree of effectiveness |
| simulated | artificial |
| degenerative | characterized by a gradual decline |
| key | important |
| longevity | the duration of life |
| optimally | in a most desirable manner |
| influx | arrival, flood |
| inflammatory | characterized by swelling in an area of the body |
| affix | to attach oneself to something |
| amoeba | an organism with only one cell |
| stagnation | the process of becoming stale or foul through not flowing or moving |
| propagate | to reproduce |
| olfactory | pertaining to the sense of smell |
| ensue | to follow closely after something |
| municipal | relating to a town or city |
| outlet | an opening to let something out |
| fluctuation | a variation or change |
| terrestrial planet | any of the four planets nearest the sun |
| trace | a small amount |
| planetesimal | a small rocky astronomical object that merged with others to form the planets |
| angstrom unit | an astronomical measurement roughly equal to the distance between the Earth and the sun |
| tumultuous | chaotic |
| render | to put something in a particular state |
| featureless | lacking defining qualities |
| dominant | more common |
| prominent | famous; well-known |
| apprentice | to work under someone in a trade |
| proportion | the relationship of size between different objects |
| perspective | the technique of portraying different distances in a painting |
| composition | a piece of art |
| intertwined | joined with |
| austerity | a sense of harshness or severity |
| remnant | a small remaining part |
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