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TOEFL#6 52 words

January 19, 2008 By Junichi H.

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  1. derived
    formed or developed from something else; not original
  2. in turn
    in proper order or sequence
  3. elicit
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  4. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  5. evoke
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  6. cite
    make reference to
  7. hiatus
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
  8. capacious
    large in capacity
  9. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  10. craftsman
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
  11. apprentice
    works for an expert to learn a trade
  12. engraving
    making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
  13. assimilate
    make similar
  14. parlance
    a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
  15. parcel
    a wrapped container
  16. plaster
    a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
  17. accumulate
    get or gather together
  18. mill
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
  19. sophistication
    the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
  20. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  21. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
  22. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  23. vengeance
    the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
  24. abandon
    forsake, leave behind
  25. repertoire
    the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
  26. regime
    the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
  27. embrace
    squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  28. dominant
    most frequent or common
  29. subordinate
    an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  30. symmetry
    balance among the parts of something
  31. asymmetry
    (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
  32. adherence
    the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
  33. flaw
    an imperfection in an object or machine
  34. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  35. axial
    situated on or along or in the direction of an axis
  36. sash
    a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
  37. pane
    sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
  38. gable
    the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
  39. prevalent
    most frequent or common
  40. spot
    a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  41. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  42. column
    a line of units following one after another
  43. portico
    a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
  44. rectangle
    a parallelogram with four right angles
  45. flank
    the side between ribs and hipbone
  46. revive
    cause to regain consciousness
  47. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  48. ensure
    make certain of
  49. eagerness
    a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  50. heritage
    that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
  51. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
  52. president
    the chief executive of a republic