TOEFL单词短语学习：

evoke vt. 引起，唤起；博得 (verb): bring up, call to mind
- Seeing children in need of reconstructive surgery often evokes feelings of sympathy and concern.

alter vt. 改变，更改 (verb): change
- The woman thought she could alter her looks and personality by undergoing plastic surgery.

congenital adj. 先天的，天生的；天赋的 (adjective): present at birth
- Some congenital defects can be corrected with reconstructive surgery.

disfigurements n. 缺陷；毁容；外形的损毁 (noun, also a verb, "disfigure"): a part of the body that has been damaged
- The fire in the crash left her face and hands disfigured, and now she is seeking cosmetic surgery to repair the damage and give her more mobility to her fingers.

afford vt. 给予，提供；买得起 (verb): have the financial means to do something
- A great number of people around the world are in need of reconstructive surgery to improve their lives, but they can't afford the expense of such procedures.

self-sufficient adj. 自给自足的；极为自负的；过于自信的 (adjective): able to provide for your own needs
- Many health care workers in developing countries are still learning to become self-sufficient in terms of handling the medial needs of their people.

ostracize vt. 放逐；排斥；按贝壳流放法放逐 (verb): expel or cast out from a group
- The local community ostracized the young boy and his family because of his medical condition.