TOEFL Vocabulary List_Group 8

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hasty

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said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results

Let's not make any hasty decisions.

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arduous

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involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time

The work was arduous.

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data

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facts, statistics, or pieces of information

Her data on the project impressed the teacher.

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prestigious

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[ usually before noun ]respected and admired as very important or of very high quality

It's one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the country.

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dispose

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to get rid of sb/sth that you do not want or cannot keep

Dispose of these old newspapers.

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lag

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[ V ] ~ (behind sb/sth)~ (behind)to move or develop slowly or more slowly than other people, organizations

The little boy lagged behind his parents.

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despise

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[ VN ]to dislike and have no respect for sb/sth

He despised himself for being so cowardly.

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transparent

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( of glass, plastic, etc.玻璃、塑料等 ) allowing you to see through it

The insect's wings are almost transparent.

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extract

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to remove or obtain a substance from sth, for example by using an industrial or a chemical process

The team's attempts to extract DNA from the 1947 bones all failed.

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origin

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the point from which sth starts; the cause of sth

The origin of the word remains obscure.