Ch7 Part 1 TOEFL MAP Listening Intermediate Definitions Flashcards

Review Vocabulary Words' Definitions from Ch7 (53 cards)

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rely on​

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todependon ortrustsomeone or something​

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primitive​

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belonging to an early stage in the development of humans or animals​

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cave painting​

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aprehistoricpainting on the walls of acave, often showing animals and hunting scenes​

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perfect​

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to make something perfect or as good as you can​

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transparency​

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the quality of something, such as glass, that allows you to see through it​

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pigment​

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a colored powder that is mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.​

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opaque​

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not clear enough to see through or allow light through​

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unpredictable​

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likelytochangesuddenlyand withoutreasonandthereforenotableto bepredicted or depended on​

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improvise​

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toinventor make something, such as aspeechor adevice, at thetimewhen it isneededwithout already havingplannedit​

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logically​

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in a way that uses reason​

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prosperity​

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the state of being successful, especially in making money​

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prominent​

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important or well known​

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portrait​

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a painting, drawing or photograph of a person, especially of the head and shoulders​

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pose​

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to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be painted, drawn or photographed​

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symbolize​

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to be a symbol of something​

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enroll​

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to arrange for yourself or for somebody else to officially join a course, school, etc.​

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exhibit​

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to show something publicly​

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captivate​

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toholdtheattentionof someone by beingextremelyinteresting,exciting,pleasant, orattractive​

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appreciate​

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torecognizehow good someone or something is and tovaluethem or it​

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monochromatic​

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using onlyblack,white, andgrey, or using only onecolor​

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etching​

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the act of etching; apictureproducedbyprintingfrom ametalplatethat has beenetchedwithacid​

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virtually​

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wind instrument​

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amusicalinstrumentwhosesoundisproducedbyblowing​

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stringed instrument​

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amusicalinstrumentwith strings that you play with your fingers or with a bow​

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enchanting ​
attractive and pleasant​
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vocal ​
the singing in a piece of popular music​
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biblical ​
in, from, or relating to the Bible​
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psalm ​
a holy poem or song, especially one of the 150 collected together in the Bible​
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pervert ​
to change something so that it is not what it was or should be, or to influence someone in a harmful way​
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dance troupe ​
a group of dancers who work and travel together​
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upcoming ​
happening soon​
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recital ​
a public performance of music or poetry, usually given by one person or a small group​
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participate in ​
to take part in or become involved in an activity​
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try out for ​
to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play​
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judge ​
the person who officially decides who is the winner of a competition​
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show up ​
to arrive, especially at the place where someone is waiting for you​
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let ~ down ​
to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do​
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ceramic ​
the objects produced by shaping and baking clay,​  especially when considered as art​
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sought-after ​
wanted or desired by many people; in demand​
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craftsmanship ​
the level of skill shown by somebody in making something beautiful with their hands​
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vessel ​
a curved container that is used to hold liquid; a large boat or a ship​
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practical ​
suitable for the situation in which something is used​
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royal family ​
the immediate family of a reigning monarch​
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categorize ​
to arrange or organize by classes​
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porous ​
having many small holes that allow water or air to pass through slowly​
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kaolin ​
a type of fine white clay used in some medicines and in making porcelain for cups, plates, etc.​
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define ​
to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is; to describe or show the nature or range of somebody/something​
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indicator ​
something that shows what a situation is like​
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pinpoint ​
to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something​
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root ​
the part of a plant that grows under the ground; the cause or origin of something bad​
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solely ​
exclusively or only; merely​
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race ​
a group of people who share the same language, history, characteristics, etc.​
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prose ​
written language in its ordinary form rather than ​poetry​