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TOEFL Voc. #5
TOEFL Vocabulary #5
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English
10th Grade
12/15/2010

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Term
exclaim
Definition

 (verb): to speak loudly, to cry out in surprise

 

ex (out of) + claim (shout)

 

The children exclaimed "hurray" when they heard there would be no classes tomorrow.

Term
clamor
Definition

(noun, verb): n. noise, v. to make noise

 

clam (to call out) + or (n. condition or activity)

 

The children clamored for more ice cream.

Term
proclaim
Definition

(verb): to declare loudly

 

pro (forward) + claim (shout)

 

The college’s president proclaimed March 21 to be a holiday honoring the school's award winning faculty.

Term
cognizant
Definition

(adjective): aware

 

cogniz  (know) + ant (adj. kind of agent; indication)

 

The man was cognizant of the danger of walking through the park at night.

Term
diagnose
Definition

(verb): to recognize (diseases) by symptoms

 

dia (through) + gnose (to know)

 

The patient was diagnosed with Lyme's disease.

Term
agnostic
Definition

(noun): one who believes that any ultimate reality is unknowable

 

ag (drive) + gnost (to know) + ic (n. related to the arts and sciences)

 

John is unsure of the reality of god and considers himself to be an agnostic.

 

Term
recognize
Definition

(verb): to know, to identify

 

re (back, again) + cogn (to know) + ize (a. cause)

 

I thought I recognized your face from somewhere.

Term
corpse
Definition

(noun): a dead body

 

corpse (body)

 

corpse was found floating in the river.

Term
corpulent
Definition

(adjective): having a large body

 

corp (body) + ul + ent (adj. kind of agent, indication)

 

The corpulent politician jabbed a fat finger in the air.

Term
incorporate
Definition

(verb): to unite into one being

 

in (in, into) + corp (body) + or (n. condition) + ate (v. to cause)

 

The artist incorporated paint, photographs, and fabric into her artwork.

Term
corporate
Definition

(adjective): formed into an association, united in one group

 

corp (body) + or (n. condition) + ate

(v. to cause)

 

The corporate structure allowed many people to work as a group.

Term
crescent
Definition

(noun, adjective): a narrow curved shape; a quarter moon or smaller

 

cresc (grow) + ent (n. something that forms the action)

 

The crescent moon could be glimpsed through the clouds.

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