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TOEFL Vocab: Nature

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A place where a liquid is collected and stored






2. Something that restricts thought or action






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






4. To come together with great or violent force






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






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






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






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






9. An overflowing of water; an excessive amount






10. Firm and dependable; showing little change






11. Water that falls to the Earth's surface






12. To adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable






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






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






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






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






17. In a harmful way; negatively






18. Severe hunger; a drastic food shortage






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






20. To leave; to give up






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






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






23. To develop; to come forth






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






25. Gathered into or amounting to a whole






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






27. A sudden; often violent; outburst






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






29. To expect; to sense something before it happens






30. Part - characteristic






31. A strong influence






32. To gain possession of; to get






33. The supplying of water to dry land






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






35. In terms of elements; basically






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






37. Extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin






38. A series of steps leading to a result






39. To release a thing or an emotion






40. Complete disappearance; the end of existence