Ch8 Part 2 TOEFL MAP Listening Intermediate Definitions

Question 1

string​

Answer 1

materialmadeofdrawn-out,twistedfiber,usedforfastening,tying,orlacing​

Question 2

get the point​

Answer 2

tounderstand,comprehend,orgraspsomething​

Question 3

glue​

Answer 3

to join things together using glue​

Question 4

cardboard​

Answer 4

materiallike verythick,stiffpaper, usuallypalebrownincolor​

Question 5

surface​

Answer 5

theouterortoppartorlayerof something​

Question 6

decorate​

Answer 6

to make something look more attractive by putting things on it​

Question 7

elevate​

Answer 7

toraisesomething orliftsomething up​

Question 8

three-dimensional​

Answer 8

having orappearingto have threedimensionsandthereforelookingreal​

Question 9

coin​

Answer 9

toinventa new word orexpression, or to use one in aparticularway for the firsttime​

Question 10

contemporary​

Answer 10

belongingto the sameperiod, or to astatedperiodin the past​

Question 11

flourish​

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togrowordevelopsuccessfully​

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geographical​

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relatingtogeography, or to thegeographyof aparticularareaorplace​

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arid​

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verydryand without enoughrainforplants​

Question 14

well-preserved​

Answer 14

keptin goodcondition​

Question 15

corpse​

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a dead body, especially of a human​

Question 16

mummy​

Answer 16

a body of a human or an animal that has been mummified​

Question 17

extant​

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still in existence​

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elaborate​

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very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized​

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worship​

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to have or show astrongfeelingofrespectandadmirationforGodor agod​

Question 20

excel at​

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to be good at​

Question 21

stylize​

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to show or do something in aparticularstyle​

Question 22

spout​

Answer 22

a tube-shapedopeningthatallowsliquidsto bepouredout of acontainer​

Question 23

glazed​

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covered withglazeto give a shiny surface​

Question 24

mythical​

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existingonly instories​

Question 25

erode ​

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to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.​

Question 26

patience ​

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the ability to stay calm and accept a delay or something annoying without complaining​

Question 27

take attendance ​

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to check who is present and who is not present at a place and to mark this information on a list of names​

Question 28

handout ​

Answer 28

a document given to students or reporters that contains information about a particular subject​

Question 29

be all ears ​

Answer 29

to be waiting eagerly to hear about something​

Question 30

definition ​

Answer 30

a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase​

Question 31

get ~ across ​

Answer 31

to manage to make someone understand or believe something​

Question 32

incidentally ​

Answer 32

by the way​

Question 33

illustrator ​

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a person who draws pictures, especially for books​

Question 34

shade ​

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a particular form of a color​

Question 35

crawl ​

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to move along on hands and knees or with your body stretched out along a surface​

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paralyzed ​

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unable to move or act​

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inspire ​

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to give somebody the desire, confidence or enthusiasm to do something well​

Question 38

pose ​

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

Question 39

criticize ​

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to express disagreement with or disapproval of something or someone​

Question 40

lean against ​

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to sit or stand with part of your body touching something as a support​

Question 41

fall asleep ​

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to start to sleep​

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reaction ​

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a response to a stimulus​

Question 43

caregiver ​

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someone who takes care of a person who is young, old, or sick​

Question 44

detractor ​

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someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly​

Question 45

currently ​

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at the present time​

Question 46

snap up ​

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to buy or get something quickly and ​enthusiastically because it is cheap or exactly ​what you want