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TOEFL Vocabulary #16
TOEFL Vocabulary #16
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English
10th Grade
03/24/2011

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Term

passion

Definition

(noun): a strong feeling or emotion

 

pass (suffer) + ion (noun. condition)

 

Barbara has a passion for motorcycle racing.

Term
sympathy
Definition

(noun): sharing another person's feelings

 

sym (at the same time) + path (feel) + y (noun. condition)

 

Jim expressed his deepest sympathy when hearing of Mrs. Martin's death.

Term
pathology
Definition

(noun): the study of diseases

 

patho (feel) + log (study) + y (noun. result of an activity)

 

Blaise is studying pathology because he wants to learn about diseases.

Term
impede
Definition

(verb): to hinder, to slow down

 

im (not) + pede (foot)

 

The shackles and chains impeded the prisoner's escape.

Term
pedestal
Definition

(noun): a support for a column or other structure, a base

 

pedest (foot) + al

 

Johannes put the vase on a pedestal.

Term
pedestrian
Definition

(noun): a person walking

 

pedestr (foot) + ian (noun. one that is)

 

As soon as the cars stopped, the pedestrians crossed the street.

Term
podium
Definition

(noun): a platform, a place at which to speak in front of an audience

 

pod (foot) + ium

 

The guest walked up to the podium and spoke into the microphone.

Term
repel
Definition

(verb): to drive away or push back

 

re (back) + pel (push)

 

Does Margo's new jacket repel water?

Term
pulse
Definition

(noun): the regular action of blood through arteries

 

pulse (drive)

 

The nurse felt for the patient's pulse in his neck.

Term
suspend
Definition

(noun): to hang from, to interrupt, to stop

 

sus (under) + pend (to hang)

 

The light was turned on by a string suspended from the light fixture.

Term
ponder
Definition

(verb): to think about, to weigh in one's mind

 

pond (weigh) + er (verb. action)

 

Levi pondered the possibility of going to medical school.

Term
phantom
Definition

(noun): something seen but having no physical body, a ghost.

 

phan (make visible) + tom

 

The children told horror stories about phantoms and ghosts.

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