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TOEFL Vocab: Nature

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Instructions:
  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Related to the body; related to materials that can be seen or felt






2. In a harmful way; negatively






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






4. To adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable






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






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






7. To come together with great or violent force






8. To expect; to sense something before it happens






9. An overflowing of water; an excessive amount






10. To develop; to come forth






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






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






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






14. Part - characteristic






15. Extremely harmful; causing financial or physical ruin






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






17. A place where a liquid is collected and stored






18. Firm and dependable; showing little change






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






20. A series of steps leading to a result






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






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






23. Complete disappearance; the end of existence






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






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






26. To gain possession of; to get






27. Severe hunger; a drastic food shortage






28. The supplying of water to dry land






29. A strong influence






30. To leave; to give up






31. Something that restricts thought or action






32. A sudden; often violent; outburst






33. Gathered into or amounting to a whole






34. Water that falls to the Earth's surface






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






36. To release a thing or an emotion






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






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






39. In terms of elements; basically






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