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TOEFL Voc. #1
TOEFL Vocabulary #1
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English
10th Grade
11/23/2010

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Term
react
Definition

 

(verb): to act in response to something

 

re (back) + act (do)

 

How did he react when he heard the news?

 

Term
agent
Definition

(noun): something which acts or acts upon something else

 

ag (do, act) + ent (n. act)

 

The travel agent helped her purchase the tickets.

Term
active
Definition

(adjective): involving movement, moving about

 

act (do, act) + ive (adj. having the quality)

 

Joan is an active child.

Term
agitate
Definition

(verb): to excite, to disturb, to stir up

 

agit (do, act) + ate (v. cause to be)

 

The washing machine agitates the load of laundry.

Term
audible
Definition

(adjective): can be heard

 

aud (hear) + ible (adj. ability)

 

Your voice is barely audible over the sound of the train whistle.

Term
auditorium
Definition

(noun): a place where one goes to hear something

 

audit (hear) + orium (n. the place)

 

The band played in the school auditorium.

Term
auricular
Definition

 

(adjective): related to the sense of hearing or the ear

 

aur (to hear) + ic (adj. quality) + 

ul  + ar (adj. related to)

 

 

The auricular ability of the cat is well-known.

 

Term
amorous
Definition

(adjective): loving

 

amor (love, like) + ous (adj. having the quality)

 

The actor played an amorous role.

 

Term
amiable
Definition

(adjective) friendly, agreeable

 

ami (love, like) + able (adj. worth, ability)

 

He seems to be an amiable man.

Term
amicable
Definition

(adjective): friendly

 

amic (love, like) + able (adj. worth, ability)

 

The two neighbors came to an amicable decision about the fence.

Term
animal
Definition

(noun): a living creature

 

anim (mind, life, spirit, anger) + al (n. action, result of action)

A dog is an animal.

Term
animate
Definition

(verb): to give spirit or support, to supply movement

 

anim (mind, life, spirit, anger) + ate (v. cause to be)

 

The artist animated the cartoon.

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