TOEFL wordlist 12

1. yeast [jiːst]

n. Yeast is a kind of fungus which is used to make bread rise, and in making alcoholic drinks such as beer.

2. wreck [rek]

(1). v. To wreck something means to completely destroy or ruin it.

(2). v. If a ship is wrecked, it is damaged so much that it sinks or can no longer sail.

(3). n. A wreck is something such as a ship, car, plane, or building which has been destroyed, usually in an accident.

(4). n. A wreck is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.

(5). n. If you say that someone is a wreck, you mean that they are very exhausted or unhealthy.

The scandal wrecked the politician's chances of being elected.

3. incinerate [ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt]

(1). v. When authorities incinerate rubbish o waste material, they burn it completely in a special container.

(2). v. If people are incinerated, for example in a bomb attack or a fire, they are burnt to death.

The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.

4. topsoil [ˈtɒpsɔɪl]

n. Topsoil is the layer of soil nearest the surface of the ground.

The fieldstones remain in a frozen layer of topsoil.

5. emblem [ˈembləm]

(1). n. An emblem is a design representing a country or organization.

(2). n. An emblem is something that represents a quality or idea.

The dove is an emblem of peace.

整理自《柯林斯詞典》、《新東方託福詞彙》,侵刪歉。

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