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TOEFL Vocabulary #11
TOEFL Vocabulary #11
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English
10th Grade
02/12/2011

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Term
fluid
Definition

(adjective): capable of flowing, a smooth style, liquid

 

flu (flow) + id (adj. like a body)

 

The ink my new pen is quite fluid and flows evenly across the page.

Term
fluctuate
Definition

(verb): to shift back and forth, to move erratically

 

fluctu (flow) + ate (verb. cause to be)

 

My body temperature has been fluctuating all day. Sometimes I'm hot, and sometimes I'm cold.

Term
format
Definition

(noun): arrangement of something

 

form (shape) + at

 

The format of this class will be half lecture and half class participation.

Term
formulate
Definition

(verb): to prepare from a set of steps (formula), to devise

 

form (shape) + ul (condition) + ate (verb. cause to be)

 

The chemist formulated a new way of making dish detergent.

Term
fracture
Definition

(verb, noun): to break, to crack; a broken bone

 

fract (to break) + ure (noun. Condition verb. to act) 

 

Miguel fractured arm his while skiing.

Term
fragment
Definition

(noun): a piece broken off, a part of something

 

frag (to break) + ment (noun. state of)

 

It bothers me that I can remember only a fragment of the poem rather than the whole piece.

Term
frail
Definition

(adjective): easily broken, not strong

 

frail (break)

 

Be careful! That chair is frail.

Term
generally
Definition

(adverb): in a general manner, usually, with regard to the whole not specifics

 

gen (kind) + eral (quality) + ly (adv. in the manner of)

 

Generally, Lance leaves work at 5:00 p.m.

Term
gingerly
Definition

(adverb, adjective): careful

 

gin (to  give birth)+ ger (adj. comparative) + ly (adv. In the manner of)

 

Paulette picked up the antique vase gingerly and placed it on the shelf.

Term
indigenous
Definition

 

(adjective): native, having been born in a specific area or environment

 

in (into) + di (two) + gen (to give birth) + ous (adj. relating to)

 

The tomato plant is indigenous to South America.

 

Term
geography
Definition

(noun): a science that describes the earth's surface

 

geo (earth) + graph (draw) + y (noun. result of an activity)

 

The geography of New York varies from the sandy shores to rocky mountains.

Term
categorize
Definition

(verb): to place things in classes or sets, to classify

 

cate (with) + gor (to gather)+ ize

(verb. cause)

 

The professor asked her students to categorize the plants they found.

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