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TOEFL Vocab Stack 2
Useful vocabulary for the TOEFL--Topics: Evolution & Migration, & Petroleum Alts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adapt | v. to adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable |
| diverse | adj. various; showing a lot of differences within a group |
| evolve | v. to develop; to come forth |
| feature | n. part, characteristic |
| generation | n. a group of people born at about the same time |
| inherent | adj. naturally characteristic of something; always found within something, because it's a basic art of that thing |
| migration | n. movement from one place to another by a group of people or animals |
| physical | adj. related to the body; related to materials that can be seen or felt |
| process | n. a series of steps leading to a result |
| survive | v. to continue living (despite some danger or illness) |
| constraint | n. something that restricts thought or action |
| contamination | n. being made less clean by a germ or hazardous substance |
| deplete | v. to greatly decrease the supply of a resource or material |
| dispose of | v. to throw away; to get rid of; to kill |
| elementally | adv. in terms of elements; basically |
| emission | n. sending out from a small space into the general environment; a substance discharged into the air |
| extinction | n. complete disappearance; the end of existence |
| reservoir | n. a place where a liquid is collected and stored |
| shrink | v. to become reduced in size, amount, or value |
| stable | adj. firm and dependable; showing little change |