Set: TOEFL Vocabulary: The Miracle

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Term Definition
alter cause to change
perception becoming aware of something via the senses
disabled having a physical or mental handicap
boundary the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
come down with become ill with
struck to hit, in this case to get an illness
unconscious not awake
deaf people who have severe hearing impairments
errand a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
vexed causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution
gesticulate show, express or direct through movement
frantically hurriedly, in a panicked way
exhausted drained physically
rage a feeling of intense anger
prematurely (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
incubator a special enclosed crib used for premature babies in which the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled
pump flow intermittently
flunk fail to get a passing grade
braille a form of printing with raised round marks that blind people can read by touching
weird strikingly odd or unusual
act all that in/bottled in keep your emotions inside
pop out appear suddenly
transformation A change in position, size or shape of a figure
come over someone to change or influence someone's behavior
lyrics the words sung with a song
achievement the action of accomplishing something
liberate grant freedom to
utopia ideally perfect state
disenfranchised not having rights, not feeling part of society
struggle to try extra hard to do something
scribble write down quickly without much attention to detail
grasp get the meaning of something
orphanage a place where orphans live and are taken care of
isolation feeling of being alone
beneficiary one who recieves a benefit, recipient of benefits

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Terms 35
Creator bklockhart
Created April 18, 2008
Group Intermediate iBT TOEFL
Tag toefl the miracle
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A list of key words from the reading on page 21-22.

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Most Missed Words

  1. gesticulate → show, express or direct through movement - 52 misses
  2. frantically → hurriedly, in a panicked way - 41 misses
  3. act all that in/bottled in → keep your emotions inside - 36 misses
  4. disenfranchised → not having rights, not feeling part of society - 32 misses
  5. prematurely → (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation - 29 misses
  6. beneficiary → one who recieves a benefit, recipient of benefits - 29 misses
  7. perception → becoming aware of something via the senses - 27 misses