Ch5 Part 1 TOEFL MAP Listening Intermediate Description

Question 1

geyser​

Answer 1

a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountain-like jets of water and steam into the air​

Question 2

in person​

Answer 2

bymeetingwith someoneratherthantalkingon thephone, e-mailing, or writing to the person​

Question 3

adequate​

Answer 3

enough orsatisfactoryfor aparticularpurpose​

Question 4

surface water​

Answer 4

natural water that has not penetrated much below the surface of the ground​

Question 5

soak​

Answer 5

to lie immersed in liquid such as water​

Question 6

plumbing​

Answer 6

thewaterpipesandsimilarsystemsin abuilding​

Question 7

accumulate​

Answer 7

tocollectalargenumberof things over alongperiodoftime​

Question 8

discharge​

Answer 8

to relieve of a charge, load, or burden​

Question 9

function as​

Answer 9

toperformthepurposeof aparticularthing or thedutiesof aparticularperson​

Question 10

cavity​

Answer 10

any hollow place​

Question 11

porous​

Answer 11

full of pores​

Question 12

constriction​

Answer 12

theprocessofbecomingtighterandnarrower​

Question 13

geyserite​

Answer 13

a variety of opal that is deposited around some hot spritngs and geysers in white or grayish concretions​

Question 14

rare​

Answer 14

notcommonorfrequent​

Question 15

chemist​

Answer 15

apersonwhostudieschemistry​

Question 16

vital​

Answer 16

of the utmost importance​

Question 17

misfortune​

Answer 17

badluck, or anunluckyevent​

Question 18

execute​

Answer 18

tokillsomeone as alegalpunishment​

Question 19

traitor​

Answer 19

apersonwho is notloyalorstopsbeingloyaltotheirowncountry,socialclass,beliefs, etc.​

Question 20

deprive​

Answer 20

to take something,especiallysomethingnecessaryorpleasant, away from someone​

Question 21

brilliant​

Answer 21

very good; excellent​

Question 22

mass​

Answer 22

theamountofmatterin anysolidobjector in anyvolumeofliquidorgas​

Question 23

chemical reaction​

Answer 23

aprocessin which thestructureofatomsormoleculesthat make up asubstancearechanged​

Question 24

identical​

Answer 24

being the same​

Question 25

combustion ​

Answer 25

an act or instance of burning​

Question 26

combination ​

Answer 26

the mixture you get when two or more things are combined​

Question 27

accomplishment ​

Answer 27

something that is successful, or that is achieved after a lot of work or effort​

Question 28

firework ​

Answer 28

a device for producing a striking display by the combustion of explosive or flammable compositions; a display of fireworks​

Question 29

particle ​

Answer 29

a very small piece of something​

Question 30

solar flare​

Answer 30

a sudden temporary outburst of energy from a small area of the sun's surface​

Question 31

leap ​

Answer 31

to jump high or a long way​

Question 32

hydrogen bomb ​

Answer 32

a very powerful nuclear bomb​

Question 33

sunspot ​

Answer 33

a dark area that sometimes appears on the sun’s surface​

Question 34

atmosphere ​

Answer 34

the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth​

Question 35

electromagnetic ​

Answer 35

having both electrical and magnetic characteristics​

Question 36

proton ​

Answer 36

a type of elementary particle with a positive electrical charge that is found in the nucleus of all atoms​

Question 37

electron ​

Answer 37

an extremely small piece of matter with a negative electrical charge​

Question 38

precursor ​

Answer 38

something that happened or existed before another thing​

Question 39

trigger ​

Answer 39

to make something happen suddenly​

Question 40

decay ​

Answer 40

the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for​

Question 41

duration ​

Answer 41

the length of time that something lasts or continues​

Question 42

power grid ​

Answer 42

a network of electrical transmission lines connecting a multiplicity of generating stations to loads over a wide area​

Question 43

satellite ​

Answer 43

a celestial body orbiting another of larger size​

Question 44

conference ​

Answer 44

a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern​

Question 45

application ​

Answer 45

an official request for something, usually in writing​

Question 46

stack up against ​

Answer 46

to compare with another thing of a similar type​

Question 47

spark plug ​

Answer 47

a device in an engine that produces an electrical spark that lights the fuel and makes the engine start​

Question 48

ignite ​

Answer 48

to start to burn; to make something start to burn​

Question 49

compression ​

Answer 49

the act of pressing things together or pressing something into a smaller space​

Question 50

organic ​

Answer 50

being or coming from living plants and animals​

Question 51

sugarcane ​

Answer 51

a tall grass of tropical and warm regions, have a stout, jointed stalk, and constituting the chief source of sugar​

Question 52

emission ​

Answer 52

the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc.​

Question 53

violently ​

Answer 53

in a forceful way that causes people to be hurt; strongly or extremely​

Question 54

mitigate ​

Answer 54

to make something less harmful, unpleasant, or bad​

Question 55

fluctuating ​

Answer 55

changing frequently and uncertainly​