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Must-have words for the TOEFL (ibt) [Nature]

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stable
[ 'steibl ]
Firm and dependable; showing little change
abandon
[ ə'bændən ]
to leave; to give up
photosynthesis
[ ,fəutəu'sinθisis ]
The process by which green plants make their own food by combining water, salts, and carbon dioxide in the presence of light.
anticipate
[ æn'tisipeit ]
To expect; to sense something before it happens
flood
[ flʌd ]
An overflowing of water; an excessive amount
impact
[ n'impækt ]
A strong influence
precipitation
[ pri,sipi'teiʃən ]
Water that falls to the Earth’s surface
plunge
[ plʌnʤ ]
To go down suddenly; to decrease by a great amount in a short time
adapt
[ ə'dæpt ]
To adjust to the circumstances; to make suitable
intensify
[ in'tensifai ]
To increase in power; to act with increased strength
evolve
[ i'vɔlv ]
To develop; to come forth
migration
[ mai'greiʃən ]
Movement from one place to another by a group of people or animals
feature
[ 'fi:ʧə ]
Part, characteristic
constraint
[ kən'streint ]
Something that restricts thought or action
obtain
[ əb'tein ]
To gain possession of; to get
inherent
[ in'hiərənt ]
Naturally characteristic; always found within something, because it’s a basic part of that thing
eruption
[ i'rʌpʃən ]
A sudden, often violent, outburst
shrink
[ ʃriŋk ]
To become reduced in size, amount, or value
collide
[ kə'laid ]
To come together with great or violent force
famine
[ 'fæmin ]
Severe hunger; a drastic food shortage
survive
[ sə'vaiv ]
To continue living (despite some danger or illness)
aggregate
[ n'ægrigit ]
Gathered into or amounting to a whole
diverse
[ dai'və:s ]
Various; showing a lot of differences within a group
unleash
[ ʌn'li:ʃ ]
To release a thing or an emotion
process
[ 'prəuses ]
A series of steps leading to a result
physical
[ 'fizikəl ]
Related to the body; related to materials that can be seen or felt
adversely
[ æd'vɜ:rslɪ ]
In a harmful way; negatively
cultivation
[ ,kʌlti'veiʃən ]
Preparing the land to grow crops; improvement for agricultural purposes
irrigation
[ ,iri'geiʃən ]
The supplying of water to dry land
catastrophic
[ ,kætə'strɔfik ]
Extremely harmful; causing financial or physical
persevere
[ ,pə:si'viə ]
To keep going, despite obstacles or discouragement; to maintain a purpose
fertilize
[ 'fə:tilaiz ]
To supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil
generation
[ ,ʤenə'reiʃn ]
A group of people born at about the same time
contamination
[ kən,tæmi'neiʃən ]
Being made less clean by a germ or hazardous substance
deplete
[ di'pli:t ]
To greatly decrease the supply of a resource or material
dispose of
[ dis'pəuz əv ]
To throw away; to get rid of; to kill
elementally
[ ,eli'mentlɪ ]
In terms of elements; basically
emission
[ i'miʃən ]
Sending out from a small space into the general environment; a substance discharged into the air
extinction
[ iks'tiŋkʃən ]
Complete disappearance; the end of existence
reservoir
[ 'rezəvwɑ: ]
A place where a liquid is collected and stored
 
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