Flashcards
TOEFL 12- verbs
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1augment He would have to find work to augment his income.to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it
- 2intrigue Other people’s houses always intrigued her.to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious
- 3dispute Many in the television industry dispute research findings suggesting negative long-term effects of television violence.to disagree with something that someone says
- 4align with Church leaders have aligned themselves with the opposition.to publicly support a political group, country, or person that you agree with
- 5debate They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion.to discuss a subject in a formal way
- 6invoke Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action.
to request help from someone, especially a god, when you want to improve a situation. - 7evoke That smell always evokes memories of my old school.to make someone remember something or feel an emotion
- 8implicate Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened
- 9irrigate The water in Lake Powell is used to irrigate the area.to supply land or crops with water
- 10deposite *As the river slows down, it deposits a layer of soil. *The female deposits her eggs directly into the water.=to put something down in a particular place,
=to leave a layer of a substance on the surface of something, especially gradually,
= to put money or something valuable in a bank or other place where it will be safe.