Toefl Set1
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mariahruschak on March 3, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abhor | hate |
| bigot | narrow-minded; prejudiced person |
| counterfeit | fake; false |
| enfranchise | give voting rights |
| hamper | hinder; obstruct |
| kindle | to start a fire |
| noxious | harmful; poisonous; lethal |
| placid | calm; peaceful |
| remuneration | payment for work done |
| talisman | lucky charm |
| abrasive | rough; coarse; harsh |
| bilk | cheat; defraud |
| covert | hidden; undercover |
| engender | cause |
| hangar | storage area (like garage) for a plane |
| knotty | complex; difficult to solve |
| nuance | something subtle; a fine shade of meaning |
| plagiarism | taking credit for someont else's writing or ideas |
| renown | fame |
| tangent | going off the main subject |
| agitate | to excite; to disturb; to stir up |
| concept | an idea |
| concede | to accept as true; to yield; to allow |
| cognizant | aware |
| corpse | a dead body |
| feign | to pretend |
| indigenous | native; having been born in a specific area or environment |
| adjacent | to lie next to |
| translucent | allowing some light to shine through |
| illuminate | to provide with light; to make lighter; to make clear |
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