click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
TOEFL Vocab Stack 1
Useful vocabulary for the TOEFL--Topic: Food Crops, and Disasters
Question | Answer |
---|---|
abandon | v. to leave; to give up |
adversely | adv. in a harmful way; negatively |
aggregate | adj. gathered into or amounting to a whole |
cultivation | n. preparing the land to grow crops; improvement for agricultural processes |
fertilize | v. to supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil |
intensify | b. to increase in poser; to act with increased strength |
irrigation | n. the supply of water to dry land |
obtain | v. to gain possession of; to get |
photosynthesis | n. the process by which green plants make their own food by comping water, salts, and carbon dioxide in the presence of light |
precipitation | n. water that falls to the Earth's surface |
anticipate | v. to expect; to sense something before it happens |
catastrophic | adj. extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin (destruction) |
collide | v. to come together with great or violent force |
eruption | n. a sudden, often violent, outburst |
famine | n. severe hunger; a drastic food shortage |
flood | n. an overflowing of water; an excessive amount |
impact | n. a strong influence |
persevere | v. to keep going, despite obstacles or discouragement; to maintain a purpose |
plunge | v. to go down suddenly; to decrease by a great amount in a short time |
unleash | v. to release a thing or an emotion |