TOEFL Vocabulary

I listened to the lecture but couldn't grasp what the teacher was saying.

The foliage in large trees has a tendency to curl upwards

Meaning of boldfaced word. Taxes account for some of the price of gasoline.

The refugees were walking together but one group split off from the other group.

Meaning of underlined word. Before you give a presentation, you have to compile the research.

There are now so many different types of technology. The market is exploding.

Meaning of boldfaced word: If the sense of smell is obstructed, you can't taste the food.

Susan doesn't usually eat chocolate but she indulged in eating ice cream for her birthday.

The baseball player couldn't catch the ball because it was masked by the bright sunshine.

Meaning of underlined word. Social media accounts for some of the problems in the U.S.