TOEFL - must know Flashcards
(27 cards)
engender
To bring into being; to cause to exist
berate
To say insulting and disrespectful things
contemptuous
Having no respect
despise
Hate very much
hedonistic
Excessively interested in seeking pleasure
depict
To show in pictures
amateurish
Not good enough to be the work of professionals
zeal
Enthusiasm; a deep determination to do well
cumbersome
Difficult to wear or carry because of weight or shape
striking
Very noticeable; easily attracting attention
vanity
An excessive concern for one’s appearance
assail
assaltar
convey
express, transmit
deify
to make a god of; worship as a god:
diminish
to (cause to) seem smaller, decrease, or be reduced:
distill
to heat (a liquid) hot enough to evaporate, then allowing it to cool:
erote
to (cause to) be destroyed or disappear gradually
fortify
to increase defenses
haggle
to bargain about the cost of something:
plunge
to (cause to) be brought or thrown into some condition suddenly;
to push or thrust (something) into something else with force
Wacky
funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way
recede
to go back to a more distant point;
retreat;
withdraw:
withdraw
to remove, retract, or recall;
to remove oneself from participation, as in an activity:;
to take (money) from a place of deposit.;
to draw back, away, to the side, or aside:
Blast
a strong gust of wind or air
Blow up or make it up apart
