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1. penetrate vt. Definition: permeate Water penetrated the rugs and ruined the floor. TOEFL Reading

2. oblige vt. Definition: force They were obliged to sell their house in order to pay their debts. TOEFL Reading

3. pension n. Definition: some fees that are pay for retirements The city raised taxes to maintain its employees' pensions. TOEFL Reading

4. reassure v. Definition: comfort I kept reassuring them but deep in my heart I knew we had no hope. TOEFL Reading

5. patrol v. Definition: guard, watch A night watchman patrols the streets at night TOEFL Reading

6. deduct v. Definition: discount The teaacher deducted ten marks for bad handwriting. TOEFL Reading

7. acclaim vt. Definition: applaud The crowd acclaimed the hero as he rode throught the town. TOEFL Reading

8. accentuate v. Definition: emphasize The photegraph seemed to accentuate his large nose. TOEFL Reading

9. accord n. Definition: agreement Such an act would not be in accord with our policy. TOEFL Reading

10. circumscribe Definition: restrict His life was cicumscribed by poverty. TOEFL Reading

11.inaugurate Definition: initiate The president Inaugurated a new immigration policy. TOEFL Reading 12.poignant Definition: paintful His account had a poignant undertow of regret. TOEFL Reading

13.chubby Definition: tubby He is stocky though not chubby. TOEFL Reading

14.deprive Definition: take from away Never deprive anyone of hope. TOEFL Reading

15.sojourn Definition: stay During his sojourn in Africa he learned much about native customs TOEFL Reading

16.interfere Definition: interrupt That would interfere with discipline TOEFL Reading

17.profane Definition: sacred His profane language annoyed us TOEFL Reading

18. superfluous Definition: extra What you say is superfluous. TOEFL Reading

19. senate Definition: parliament The Senate confirmed the treaty. TOEFL Reading 20. parliament Definition: government's deparment The king dissolved the parliament. TOEFL Reading

21. peel v. Definition: pare, flake off Would you peel me a orange? TOEFL Reading

22. pedagogy n Definition: education system We are talking about changing pedagogy. TOEFL Reading

23.pendulum n Definition: clock The pendulum of the clock in my room is a bear. TOEFL Reading

24.literacy n Definition: education, learning There was a literacy campaign after liberation. TOEFL Reading

25.minuscule Definition: tiny, miniature The student used a microscope to look at a minuscule organism. TOEFL Reading

26. snigger v Definition: sneer, giggle Suddenly, three school kids sitting near me started sniggering TOEFL Reading

27. snobbish adj. Definition: arrogant, priggish, haughty She is too snobbish to mix with her neightbors. TOEFL Reading

28. peep vi. Definition: sneak a look I caught him peeping at my paper. TOEFL Reading

29. rebellious adj. Definition: revolt, disloyal Those rebellious teenagers are hard to control. TOEFL Reading

30. ravenous adj. Definition: famished, gluttonous The ravenous student ate a whole pizza. TOEFL Reading

31. inept adj. Definition: ineffective His inept handling of a minor problem turned it into a major crisis. TOEFL Reading

32. lash n. Definition: whip, strike The leather lash cut the side of the horse. TOEFL Reading

33. induce v. Definition: persuade Television commercials induce people to buy new products. TOEFL Reading

34. hoax n. Definition: chicane, flimflam News of an unidentified flying object was a hoax. TOEFL Reading

35. depreciate Definition: devaluate The price of sugar has greatly depreciated. TOEFL Reading

36. chide v. Definition: scold, admonish My mother chided me for eating junk food. TOEFL Reading

37. laurel n. Definition: honor, credit All other laurels are overshadowed by hers. TOEFL Reading

38. marine adj. Definition: maritime, oceanic Human beings are natural enemies of marine manmals. TOEFL Reading

39. marrow n. Definition: bone Some films chill you to the marrow of your bones TOEFL Reading

40. marsh n. Definition: morass, swamp It's dangerous to be alone in the marsh. TOEFL Reading

41. cite v. Definition: quote, refer The layer cited a previous case to support his argument. TOEFL Reading

42. addict n. Definition: be taken to My nephew is a complete video game addict. TOEFL Reading

43.acute adj. Definition: acicular, aciculate Young children have a particularly acute sense of smell. TOEFL Reading

44. chuckle n. Definition: giggle The comedian couldn't get even a chuckle out the audience. TOEFL Reading

45. plot n. Definition: contrive, conspire The film had an exciting plot. TOEFL Reading

46. pledge n Definition: oath, guarantee Take this ring as a pledge of our friendship. TOEFL Reading

47. libel n. Definition: slander, defamation Lawyers are employed to represent newspaper publishers when they are sued for libel. TOEFL Reading

48. liberate vt. Definition: discharge, release, emancipate I liberated the rabbit from the cage. TOEFL Reading

49. meager adj. Definition: insufficient He had to support his family with his meager income. TOEFL Reading

50. inquisitive Definition: disquisitive, inquiring, investigative Steve is a very inquisitive child. TOEFL Reading

51. verbose Definition: garrulous, wordy THe prose of his offical report was labored, pompous, and verbose. TOEFL Reading

52. terrain Definition: territory, topography This is difficult terrain to traverse. TOEFL Reading

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54. massive Definition: gigantic, grand Doctors prescribe massive doses of penicillin for patients with pneumonia. TOEFL Reading

55. regain Definition: recoup, recapture, recover Our troops soon regained possession of the town. TOEFL Reading

56. refute Definition: argue, contradict I easily refuted him. TOEFL Reading

57. refurbish Definition: repair, renovate The flat will be refurbished for the new tenants. TOEFL Reading

58. permeate Definition: penetrate, spread Nasty water from the flood permeated our carpeting. TOEFL Reading

59. barren Definition: arid, infertile That remote barren land has blossomed into rich granaries. TOEFL Reading

60. charter Definition: document, contract The holiday-makers chartered a boat to go fishing. TOEFL Reading