Ch3 Part 2 TOEFL MAP Listening Intermediate Definitions Flashcards
Review Vocabulary Words' Definitions from Chapter 3 (52 cards)
stable
firmlyfixedor notlikelytomoveorchange
centralized
controlledby onemainsystemorauthority
curb
tocontrolorlimitsomething that is notwanted
promulgate
tospreadbeliefsorideasamong a lot ofpeople
urge
a strong desire to do something
oceangoing
made for crossing the sea or ocean, not for journeys along the coast or up rivers
land bridge
a strip of land connecting two landmasses
seabed
the floor of a sea or ocean
hunter-gatherer
a member of a culture in which food is obtained by hunting, fishing, and foraging rather than by agriculture or animal husbandry
herd
alargegroupofanimalsof the sametypethatliveandfeedtogether
inhabit
tolivein aplace
notion
abelieforidea
counter
toreactto something with anopposingopinionoraction
carbon-date
to determine of the age of old material (such as an archaeological or paleontological specimen) by means of the content of carbon 14
genetic
relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something
estimate
toguessorcalculatethecost,size,value, etc. of something
populate
tolivein anareaorplace
preverbal
having not yet acquired the faculty of speech
baseline
a line serving as a basis
retain
to keep in possession or use
initial
of or relating to the beginning
crib
asmallbedfor ababyoryoungchildwith highbarsaround thesides
ankle
the joint connecting the foot to the leg
regularly
at regular intervals or times