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TOEFL Vocab Stack 2
Useful vocabulary for the TOEFL--Topics: Evolution & Migration, & Petroleum Alts
Question | Answer |
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adapt | v. to adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable |
diverse | adj. various; showing a lot of differences within a group |
evolve | v. to develop; to come forth |
feature | n. part, characteristic |
generation | n. a group of people born at about the same time |
inherent | adj. naturally characteristic of something; always found within something, because it's a basic art of that thing |
migration | n. movement from one place to another by a group of people or animals |
physical | adj. related to the body; related to materials that can be seen or felt |
process | n. a series of steps leading to a result |
survive | v. to continue living (despite some danger or illness) |
constraint | n. something that restricts thought or action |
contamination | n. being made less clean by a germ or hazardous substance |
deplete | v. to greatly decrease the supply of a resource or material |
dispose of | v. to throw away; to get rid of; to kill |
elementally | adv. in terms of elements; basically |
emission | n. sending out from a small space into the general environment; a substance discharged into the air |
extinction | n. complete disappearance; the end of existence |
reservoir | n. a place where a liquid is collected and stored |
shrink | v. to become reduced in size, amount, or value |
stable | adj. firm and dependable; showing little change |