托福阅读单词整理（边学边更新）

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托福TPO阅读并且把词汇整理在这儿。（ 文章来源我是读的文勇，单词是通过collins查的。）
考试经历：两年前考过一次，作文和听力都不好。阅读反而是最好的了。
当时准备考托的时候CDer给了我很大的帮助。发到这儿跟大家分享吧。

@ Applied arts and fine arts
(1)
refer to: describe
crafts: something made by hand
according to: changes
clay: wet, heavy soil
terms:[in terms of ] the aspect of sth. that you are trying to include
approach: a new way to think or deal
point of view: judging based on a certain aspect
No way around: No way to avoid
functional: designed for certain work
law: the description of a process
bound: must do sth. because of the law
pertain to: directly linked to
universal: relate to every part of the world in their use
(2)
pot: deep, round container used to cook soup...
follow: happen according to a certain patten
arbitrary: don't base themselves on a certain system or plan
vary: change in different situations.
depart from: not using the usual way of doing sth.
norm: usual or expected
incidental: not a major part of sth.
obstruct: prevent sth. from happening
primary: most important

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25 Powering the Industrial Revolution
harnessing v. utilize
windmill
Lancashire
textile
for other reasons
piston
atmospheric
embody
reciprocate
rotary
efficient
nighttime
illumination
rival
flicker
starve for 渴望
furnace
machinery
coal
Isle
virtual
spin
turnpikes
terrain
roadbed
laden wagon
flanged
puff
spring from

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24 The Cambrian Explosion
Cambrian
eukaryotic
diversification
multicellular
document v.
Paleontologists
Ediacara
Precambrian
evolutionary
Tommotian
locale
assign v. 归于
Anomalocaris
detritus
algae
arthropod
mite
zoologist
sequence
await

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24 - Minerals and Plants
nitrogen
elemental
ions
notoriously
serpentine
depletion
chlorosis
chlorophyll
necrosis
anthocyanin
stunted
herbaceous
phosphorus
slender
discoloration
petioles
veins 叶脉
hydroponically
omit
Aeroponics
suspend
mist
sodium chloride
lead
hyperaccumulators
hundredfold
amass
nickel
cobalt
manganese
of choice
mustard
spurge
legume
microbial pathogens
afford =give
contaminated
phytoremediation
irrigation
compost
reburial
remediation
trials
pennycress
smelter
selenium

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TPO 05 - The Origin of the Pacific Island People 1
Oceania
islanders
outsider 外来人
encounter
archaeological
variously
deprecated
navigational
Norwegian
balsa
people 居住
Peruvians
Atlantic
prevailing
inhabitants
domesticated
marginal
varied
inventory
implement
Austronesian
taro
yarn
coconut

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22. Meteorite Impact and Dinosaur Extinction
       
perspective       
criterion       
specific       
tentative       
nitric       
plunge       
excavate       
terrestrial       
dilute       
iridium       
enriched       
envelop       
body       
flourish       
paleontologist       
dozen       
cretaceous       
catastrophe       
hazard       
biological       
meteorite

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21. Petroleum Resources
        
derrick        
drill        
underlain        
droplet        
subject        
microscopic        
organic        
crude        
petroleum        
barrier        
subside        
foul        
ashore        
drift        
slick        
grounding        
collision        
tanker        
cargo        
spillage        
spill        
extraction        
justify        
recover        
underground        
submarine        
slope        
shelf        
slope        
fertilizer        
petrochemical        
refinery        
kerosene        
gasoline        
adjacent        
gusher        
spout        
dismantle        
handle

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20 Cave Art in Europe
        
figurine        
notation        
engraving        
shaft        
consistent        
bovines        
hide        
symbolic        
game        
herd        
chip        
backdrop        
trappings        
gallery        
cliff        
slab        
marked        
Paleolithic        

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19 Deer Populations of the Puget Sound        
clearing        
vine        
restoration        
insure        
biotic        
recall        
fate        
wilderness        
plight        
extermination        
picturesquely        
fort        
botanical        
bay        
elk        
mouth        
game animal        
succulent        
bemoan        
in the same breath        
markedly        
fodder        
hemlock        
cedar        
herb        
huckleberry        
browse        
meadow        
understory        
praire        
marshy        
mule        
sound

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18 Electricity from Wind       
electrocute       
pit       
ridge       
prey       
hawk       
efficient       
utility       
feed       
hydrogen       
plant       
cattle       
lease       
net       
yield       
in principal       
megawatt