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TOEFL 30-45 Bee 2

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  1. aquarium
    a tank or pool filled with water for keeping live fish
  2. audit
    examine carefully for accuracy
  3. belie
    be in contradiction with
  4. burrow
    a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
  5. cactus
    a succulent and often spiny plant native to arid regions
  6. canopy
    a covering (usually of cloth) that shelters an area
  7. cascara
    dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative
  8. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  9. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
  10. convection
    transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
  11. courier
    a person who carries a message
  12. delirium
    a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion
  13. diagonal
    having an oblique or slanted direction
  14. edible
    suitable for use as food
  15. eject
    put out or expel from a place
  16. elliptical
    rounded like an egg
  17. endow
    give qualities or abilities to
  18. flora
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  19. fumigate
    treat with smoke, especially with the aim of disinfecting
  20. husk
    material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  21. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  22. ivory
    a hard smooth dentine of the tusks of elephants and walruses
  23. kiln
    a furnace for firing, burning, or drying porcelain or bricks
  24. lichen
    a plant occurring in crusty patches on tree trunks or rocks
  25. likewise
    in a similar manner
  26. loathsome
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  27. microprocessor
    a tiny electronic device handling a computer's logical functions
  28. novice
    someone new to a field or activity
  29. opaque
    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy
  30. pheromone
    a chemical that influences physiology or behavior in animals
  31. planetary
    of or relating to a celestial body that orbits around a star
  32. plateau
    a relatively flat raised area of land
  33. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  34. pollinator
    an insect that helps fertilize plants
  35. porous
    full of holes
  36. propensity
    a natural inclination
  37. prototype
    a standard or typical example
  38. puddle
    a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
  39. recline
    move the upper body backwards and down
  40. recoil
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  41. revert
    go back to a previous state
  42. revoke
    cancel officially
  43. rinse
    wash off soap or remaining dirt
  44. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  45. saddle
    a seat for the rider of a horse or camel
  46. scorch
    burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  47. seasoning
    something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
  48. seismic
    subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  49. squirt
    cause to come out in a squirt
  50. staggering
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  51. subdue
    put down by force or intimidation
  52. tavern
    a building with a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
  53. thaw
    become or cause to become soft or liquid
  54. thorny
    full of difficulties or perplexities
  55. topographical
    concerned with topography
  56. typify
    embody the essential characteristics of
  57. utterly
    completely and without qualification
  58. vault
    a burial chamber (usually underground)
  59. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton
  60. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  61. ware
    articles of the same kind or material
  62. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  63. weed
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
  64. yeast
    a single-celled fungus that reproduces asexually
Created on 五月 22, 2011

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