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TOEFL Vocab: Nature

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Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable






2. A sudden; often violent; outburst






3. Gathered into or amounting to a whole






4. An overflowing of water; an excessive amount






5. A strong influence






6. To increase in power; to act with increased strength






7. Something that restricts thought or action






8. To become reduced in size - amount - or value






9. Related to the body; related to materials that can be seen or felt






10. Water that falls to the Earth's surface






11. In a harmful way; negatively






12. Extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin






13. Various; showing a lot of differences within a group






14. To keep going - despite obstacles or discouragement; to maintain a purpose






15. To continue living ( despite some danger or illness)






16. Part - characteristic






17. To expect; to sense something before it happens






18. Firm and dependable; showing little change






19. To throw away; to get rid of; to kill






20. In terms of elements; basically






21. A place where a liquid is collected and stored






22. Severe hunger; a drastic food shortage






23. To greatly decrease the supply of a resource or material






24. A group of people born at about the same time






25. To leave; to give up






26. To gain possession of; to get






27. A series of steps leading to a result






28. Being made less clean by a germ or hazardous substance






29. The supplying of water to dry land






30. The process by which green plants make their own food by combining water - salts - and carbon dioxide in the presence of light






31. Preparing the land to grow crops ; improvement for agricultural purposes






32. Sending out from a small space into the general environment; a substance discharged into the air






33. To supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil






34. To come together with great or violent force






35. Naturally characteristic; always found within something - because it's a basic part of that thing






36. To go down suddenly; to decrease by a great amount in a short time






37. To release a thing or an emotion






38. To develop; to come forth






39. Complete disappearance; the end of existence






40. Movement from one place to another by a group of people or animals