Ch7 Part 1 TOEFL MAP Listening Intermediate Definitions

Question 1

rely on​

Answer 1

todependon ortrustsomeone or something​

Question 2

primitive​

Answer 2

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

Question 3

cave painting​

Answer 3

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

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perfect​

Answer 4

to make something perfect or as good as you can​

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transparency​

Answer 5

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

Question 6

pigment​

Answer 6

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

Question 7

opaque​

Answer 7

not clear enough to see through or allow light through​

Question 8

unpredictable​

Answer 8

likelytochangesuddenlyand withoutreasonandthereforenotableto bepredicted or depended on​

Question 9

improvise​

Answer 9

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

Question 10

logically​

Answer 10

in a way that uses reason​

Question 11

prosperity​

Answer 11

the state of being successful, especially in making money​

Question 12

prominent​

Answer 12

important or well known​

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portrait​

Answer 13

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

Question 14

pose​

Answer 14

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

Question 15

symbolize​

Answer 15

to be a symbol of something​

Question 16

enroll​

Answer 16

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

Question 17

exhibit​

Answer 17

to show something publicly​

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captivate​

Answer 18

toholdtheattentionof someone by beingextremelyinteresting,exciting,pleasant, orattractive​

Question 19

appreciate​

Answer 19

torecognizehow good someone or something is and tovaluethem or it​

Question 20

monochromatic​

Answer 20

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

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etching​

Answer 21

the act of etching; apictureproducedbyprintingfrom ametalplatethat has beenetchedwithacid​

Question 22

virtually​

Answer 22

almost​

Question 23

wind instrument​

Answer 23

amusicalinstrumentwhosesoundisproducedbyblowing​

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stringed instrument​

Answer 24

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

Question 25

enchanting ​

Answer 25

attractive and pleasant​

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vocal ​

Answer 26

the singing in a piece of popular music​

Question 27

biblical ​

Answer 27

in, from, or relating to the Bible​

Question 28

psalm ​

Answer 28

a holy poem or song, especially one of the 150 collected together in the Bible​

Question 29

pervert ​

Answer 29

to change something so that it is not what it was or should be, or to influence someone in a harmful way​

Question 30

dance troupe ​

Answer 30

a group of dancers who work and travel together​

Question 31

upcoming ​

Answer 31

happening soon​

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recital ​

Answer 32

a public performance of music or poetry, usually given by one person or a small group​

Question 33

participate in ​

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to take part in or become involved in an activity​

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try out for ​

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to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play​

Question 35

judge ​

Answer 35

the person who officially decides who is the winner of a competition​

Question 36

show up ​

Answer 36

to arrive, especially at the place where someone is waiting for you​

Question 37

let ~ down ​

Answer 37

to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do​

Question 38

ceramic ​

Answer 38

the objects produced by shaping and baking clay,​  especially when considered as art​

Question 39

sought-after ​

Answer 39

wanted or desired by many people; in demand​

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craftsmanship ​

Answer 40

the level of skill shown by somebody in making something beautiful with their hands​

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vessel ​

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a curved container that is used to hold liquid; a large boat or a ship​

Question 42

practical ​

Answer 42

suitable for the situation in which something is used​

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royal family ​

Answer 43

the immediate family of a reigning monarch​

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categorize ​

Answer 44

to arrange or organize by classes​

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porous ​

Answer 45

having many small holes that allow water or air to pass through slowly​

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kaolin ​

Answer 46

a type of fine white clay used in some medicines and in making porcelain for cups, plates, etc.​

Question 47

define ​

Answer 47

to say or explain what the meaning of a word or phrase is; to describe or show the nature or range of somebody/something​

Question 48

indicator ​

Answer 48

something that shows what a situation is like​

Question 49

pinpoint ​

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to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something​

Question 50

root ​

Answer 50

the part of a plant that grows under the ground; the cause or origin of something bad​

Question 51

solely ​

Answer 51

exclusively or only; merely​

Question 52

race ​

Answer 52

a group of people who share the same language, history, characteristics, etc.​

Question 53

prose ​

Answer 53

written language in its ordinary form rather than ​poetry​