TOEFL_wordlist

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dehydrate

remove water from

runners can dehydrate very quickly in this heat

sinuous

curved or curving in and out

i drove along sinuous mountain roads

uncanny

mysterious

i had an uncanny feeling i was being watched

sprinkle

distribute loosely

sprinkle the meat with salt and place in the pan

orthodox

custom

the orthodox answer is no

certitude

total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

we have this definite certitude that clark will be freed

hustle

a rapid active commotion

many people complained the hustle of life in modern society

engrave

carve cut

it is difficult to engrave in marble

homage

respect

as an homage,the script is named msgs.cgi

infatuate

crush

i think having idol is good think, but pay too much attention to infatuate them is not a good thing

exclusive

not divided or shared with others

some papers thought they had an exclusive

cynical

believing the worst of human nature and motives

times made us cynical

proclaim

declare formally

what better time to proclaim the good news

toxic

poisonate

many pesticides are highly toxic

rustproff

treated against rusting

stainless products are always popular because they are rustproff

vegetarian

eater of fruits and grains and nuts

are you vegetarian?

microbe

a minute life form

we have a microbe doing something different than llife as we know it

homestead

the home and adjacent ground occupied by a family

which problems in the countryside homestead management has?

canyon

a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

the canyon is hemmed in by towering walls of rock

portraiture

a word picture of a person’s appearance and character

i am going to have my portraiture taken

alloy

a misture containing two or more metalic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

bronze is an alloy of copper and tin

microscopic

too small to be seen expect under a microscope

even microscopic organisms rely on microclimates for survival

verse

a piece of poetry

the poet fell in love with her and immortalized her in his verse

credential

certificate

accounts framework with secure credential store

pervasive

spreading or spread throughout

the most pervasive problem is less obvious:our own behaviour

lush

produced or growing in extreme abundance

the hills are covered in lush green vegetation

igneous

like fire

in geology,igneous rocks were once hot liquid

salient

outstanding

he summarized the salient points

shrivel

lose water

the plant shrivels and dies

syrup

a thick sweet sticky liquid

next,add the peanut butter and corn syrup

hemp

weeds

be careful not to kink hemp rope

dilate

become wider

the lungs dilate in breathing

flagellum

whip

it is a flagellum-the tail-like propeller found in single cells

intricate

complex

the plot of the novel is intricate and fascinating

tournament

a sporting competition

all the country’s leading players snubbed the tournament

ingredient

a component of a mixture or compound

what is the active ingredient in aspirin

terminal

end stop

he was eventually diagnosed as suffering from terminal cancer

inflammation

a response of body tissues to injury or irritation

the drug can cause inflammation of the liver

shield

protect

the gunman used the hostages as a human shield

versus

vs

it is france versus brazil in the final