TOEFL wordlist 19

1. reliever [rɪˈliːvə(r)]

You still don't look too good. Didn't you take the pain reliever I gave you?

2. prosperity [prɒˈsperəti]

n. Prosperity is a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially.

The prosperity of the Eire encouraged the state to enlarge its canal system by building several branches.

3. succumb [səˈkʌm]

(1). v. If you succumb to temptation or pressure, you do something that you want to do, or that other people want you to do, although you feel it might be wrong.

(2). v. If you succumb to an illness, you become affected by it or die from it.

There were more than 10 people who died in the accident, including 7 people who succumbed to their injuries.

4. monogamous [məˈnɒɡəməs]

(1). adj. Someone who is monogamous or who has a monogamous relationship has a sexual relationship with only one partner.

(2). adj. Monogamous animals have only one sexual partner during their lives or during each mating season.

Most birds are monogamous.

5. hypocritical [ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl]

adj. If you accuse someone of being hypocritical, you mean that they pretend to have qualities, beliefs, or feelings that they do not really have.

I found the whole thing hypocritical after the incident was exposed last month.

6. indecipherable [ˌɪndɪˈsaɪfrəbl]

adj. If writing or speech is indecipherable, you cannot understand what the words are.

Usually, computer language is indecipherable to the average people.

7. quantum [ˈkwɒntəm]

(1). adj. In physics, quantum theory and quantum mechanics are concerned with the behaviour of atomic particles.

(2). adj. A quantum leap or quantum jump in something is a very great and sudden increase in its size, amount, or quality.

He says conceitedly that no one understand quantum theory like he does.

8. ventilation [ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən]

The office has been renovated recently and the ventilation system has been improved.

9. tinker [ˈtɪŋkə(r)]

(1). v. If you tinker with something, you make some small changes to it, in an attempt to improve it or repair it.

(2). n. In former times, a tinker was a person who did not have a fixed home, but travelled from place to place mending metal pots and doing other small repair jobs.

(3). n. Some people refer to any traveller or gipsy, especially one who is Irish, as a tinker.

In the past, only a few people who tinkered with wireless telegraphs as a hobby owned receivers.

10. jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl]

(1). n.  A jumble of things is a lot of different things that are all mixed together in a disorganized or confused way.

(2). phrase. If you jumble things or if things jumble, they become mixed together so that they are untidy or are not in the correct order.

(3). n. Jumble is old or unwanted things that people give away to charity.

Swift currents and waves jumble and carry away small bones of the dead animals.

11. brittle [ˈbrɪtl]

(1). adj. An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.

(2). adj. If you describe a situation, relationship, or someone's mood as brittle, you mean that it is unstable, and may easily change.

(3). adj. Someone who is brittle seems rather sharp and insensitive and says things which are likely to hurt other people's feelings.

(4). adj. A brittle sound is short, loud, and sharp.

A lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle.

12. insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt]

(1). v. If a person or group is insulated from the rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them.

(2). v. To insulate something such as a building means to protect it from cold or noise by covering it or surrounding it in a thick layer.

(3). v. If a piece of equipment is insulated, it is covered with rubber or plastic to prevent electricity passing through it and giving the person using it an electric shock.

The ice shelves currently insulate the Antarctic Continent from wind.

13. segregate [ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt]

v. To segregate two groups of people or things means to keep them physically apart from each other.

14. nonverbal [nɒnˈvɜːb(ə)l]

Body language such as a gesture is the most important nonverbal expression.

15. shipwright [ˈʃɪpraɪt]

n. A shipwright is a person who builds or repairs ships as a job.

16. kiln [kɪln]

n. A kiln is an oven that is used to bake pottery and bricks in order to make them hard.

More and more large kilns were built to create the high-fired stoneware.

17. proofread [ˈpruːfriːd , ˈpruːfred]

v. When someone proofreads something such as a book or an article, they read it before it is published in order to find and mark mistakes that need to be corrected.

Beth missed several errors while proofreading her paper.

18. doctrine [ˈdɒktrɪn]

(1). n. A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, sepecially religious ones.

(2). n. A doctrine is a statement of official government policy, sepecially foreign policy.

For a while in the United States, laisser faire was a popular doctrine.

19. matrimony [ˈmætrɪməni]

n. Matrimony is marriage.

Being so young she did not think herself fit to bear the burden of matrimony.

20. plausible [ˈplɔːzəbl]

(1). adj. An explanation or statement that is plausible seems likely to be true or valid.

(2). adj. If you say that someone is plausible, you mean that they seem to be telling the truth and to be sincere and honest.

Well, as plausible as it sounds, it's only a theory.

21. restore [rɪˈstɔː(r)]

(1). v. To restore a situation or practice means to cause it to exist again.

(2). v. To restore someone or something to a previous condition means to cause them to be in that condition once again.

(3). v. When someone restores something such as an old building, painting, or piece of furniture, they repair and clean it, so that it looks like it did when it was new.

(4). v. If something that was lost or stolen is restored to its owner, it is returned to them.

The factory was restored to full working order.

22. landmass [ˈlændˌmæs]

n. a very large area of land; esp., a continent

Landmasses occupy only one-third of the Earth's surface.

23. treadmill [ˈtredmɪl]

(1). n. You can refer to a task or a job as a treadmill when you have to keep doing it although it is unpleasant and exhausting.

(2). n. A treadmill is a piece of equipment, for example an execrise machine, consisting of a wheel with steps around its edge or a continuous moving belt. The weight of a person or animal walking on it causes the wheel or belt to turn.

I hope to escape the office treadmill.

24. opal [ˈəʊpl]

n. An opal is a precious stone. Opals are colourless or white, but other colours are reflected in them.

25. scent [sent]

(1). n. The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has.

(2). v. If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.

(3). n. Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice.

(4). n. The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them.

(5). v. When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it.

(6). v. If you scent a situation, you feel that it is going to happen.

The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers.

The press could scent a scandal.

26. fort [fɔːt]

(1). n. A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where soldiers can stay can be safe from the enemy.

(2). phrase. If you hold the fort for someone, or, in American English, if you hold down the fort, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else or are busy doing something else.

Fort Drum has been used as a military training site since 1908.

27. quilt [kwɪlt]

(1). n. A quilt is a thin cover filled with feathers or some other warm, soft material, which you put over your blankets when you are in bed.

(2). n. A quilt is the same as a duvet.

The bedcover was quilted in a flower design.

28. ranch [rɑːntʃ]

n. A ranch is a large farm used for raising animals, especially cattle, horses, or sheep.

He works on a sheep ranch.

29. consort [ˈkɒnsɔːt , kənˈsɔːt]

(1). v. If you say that someone consorts with a particular person or group, you mean that they spend a lot of time with them, and usually that you do not think this is a good thing.

(2). n. The ruling monarch's wife or husband is called their consort.

(3). n. A consort of musicians or instruments is a group of them.

Some colonial urban portraitists consorted with affluent patrons.

30. rugged [ˈrʌɡɪd]

(1). adj. A rugged area of land is uneven and covered with rocks, with few trees or plants.

(2). adj. If you describe a man as rugged, you mean that he has strong, masculine features.

(3). adj. If you describe someone's character as rugged, you mean that they are strong and determined, and have the ability to cope with difficult situations.

(4). adj. A rugged piece of equipment is strong and is designed to last a long time, even if it is treated roughly.

Most of British Columbia is mountainous, with long, rugged ranges running north and south.

整理自《柯林斯词典》、《新东方托福词汇》，侵删歉。