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TOEFL Vocab Stack 3
Useful vocabulary for the TOEFL--Topics: Time Efficiency & Ancient Life
Question | Answer |
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structure | n. something constructed, such as a building |
adjust | v. to change; to get accustomed to something |
arbitrary | adj. chosen simply by whim or chance, not for any specific reason |
denominator | the number written below the line in a fraction; The phrase 'lowest common denominator' means the most basic and unsophisticated things that people have in common/share |
exponentially | adj. at a very fast rate |
infinitesimal | adj. immeasurably small |
maximize | v. to increase or make as great as possible. |
parallel | adj. being an equal distance apart everywhere |
proportion | n. a part in relation to the whole |
rate | n. 1. the cost per unit of a good or service; 2. the motion or change that happens in a certain time |
sequence | v. to organize or arrange in succession |
accuracy | n. precision; exactness |
adjacent | adj. next to |
compress | v. to press together |
feasibly | adv.practically; in a way that can work |
gut | v. to empty or hollow out, (for example, a building or an animal) n. the "stomach of an animal" |
integrally | adv. in a whole or complete manner |
overlap | v. to lie over part of something; to have elements in common |
retain | v. to keep or hold |
seep | v. to pass slowly for a long time, a s a liquid or gas might |