Unit 6. Ancient Life | Exercises and Flashcards

Unit 6. Ancient Life, 400 words for TOEFL Exercises and Flashcards

Word	Definition	Example
accuracy	Precision, exactness	Auditors can guarantee the accuracy of financial statements.
adjacent	next to	At each vertex we consider the angles formed on the adjacent faces at that corner
compress	to press together	The course compresses two year's training into six intensive months.
feasibly	in a way that is possible	The total could feasibly reach 5 million by the end of the year.
gut	to empty or hollow out	We conducted a large‐scale survey of population structure in prevalent human gut microbial species
integrally	in a centrally important manner	These central elements are integrally interrelated, as discussed below.
overlap	to lie over part of something, to have parts in common	While some symptoms of the coronavirus certainly overlap with allergies there are several other differences
retain	to keep or hold	And what can be done for the United Nations to retain its verification and inspection expertise?
seep	to move slowly, as a liquid or gas might	Pesticides are seeping out of farmland and into the water supply.
structure	something constructed, such as a building	A chemist studies the structure of substances.