Toefl - Set6
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- bulimia
- (n) pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
- admission
- (n) an acknowledgment of the truth of something
- evacuate
- (v) move out of an unsafe location into safety
- paradoxical
- (adj) seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
- painstaking
- (adj) characterized by extreme care and great effort
- coup
- (n) a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
- asexually
- (adv) in an asexual manner
- binge
- (n) an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
- abstain
- (v) choose not to consume
- groundbreaking
- (adj) outstanding, inovative
- mutiny
- (n) open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
- setback
- (n) an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes
- anorexia
- (n) a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
- segregate
- (v) separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
- purge
- (n) an act of removing by cleansing
- subset
- (n) a set whose members are members of another set
- stroll
- (n) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- mutation
- (n) a change or alteration in form or qualities
- minuscule
- (adj) very small
- fanatic
- (n) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
- fast
- (n) abstaining from food
- disperse
- (v) move away from each other
- sponsor
- (n) an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
- colony
- (n) a group of animals of the same type living together
- frantic
- (adj) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
- fierce
- (adj) marked by extreme and violent energy
- demographic
- (n) a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)
- in a nutshell
- (adv) summed up briefly
- descend
- (v) move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- pass along
- (v) deliver