Flashcards
TOEFL 10 VERBS
Flashcards do conjunto (10)
- 1BEFALL, Should any harm befall me on my journey, you may open this letter.If something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you.
= occur
= happen
- 2ACCLAIMED for sth, She was universally/widely/publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery.to give public approval and praise.
= approve
= hail - 3EMANATE from/through sth/sb, Angry voices emanated from the room.to come from or out of something
- 4BOND with/ of/ between, The hospital gives mothers no quiet private time in which to bond with their babies.to develop a close connection or strong relationship with someone, or to make someone do this.
=form/forge a bond - 5EXCEED, The success of our campaign has exceeded our wildest expectations.to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit.
=outperform.
- 6PERMEATE, The smell of detergent and bleach permeated the air.to spread through something and be present in every part of it.
=pervade. - 7MINE for, The company first started mining for salt in 1851.to dig large holes in the ground in order to remove coal, gold etc
- 8DISTORT, She accused her opponent of distorting the truth.to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear
- 9REPLENISH, Many banks rely on profits from credit cards to help replenish their capital.to put new supplies into something, or to fill something again
= FILL - 10WITHSTAND, The building has to be strong enough to withstand severe winds and storms.to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully.