Hard TOEFL Words - Group 1

ad. by surprise; behind; in the rear

n. the act of giving up or renouncing a right, office, or position of power etc.

n. capacity; skill

a. burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color

v. cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

n. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

v. be full of; be plentiful

a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another

v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

n. approach; entry; entrance

n. attribute of being easy to meet or deal with

n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

v. applaud; announce with great approval

n. act of accompanying someone or something

a. attendant; concomitant

n. achievement; fulfillment

n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

v. authorize; commission; give credit for

n. act of gathering or amassing, as into a heap or pile

v. blame; condemn

v. consent or comply passively or without protest; assent

n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

n. abbreviation

v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to

a. causing or characterized by addiction

n. addition; supplement

a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on

v. adapt; regulate

n. clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick

n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

n. accepting with approval; favorable reception

n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

ad. with affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly

n. A person, organization, or establishment associated with another, as a subordinate, subsidiary, or member

v. assert; confirm

n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

a. generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich; plentiful; abundant

a. able to pay for

n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

v. be broadcast on television or radio

a. aloft; flying; in the air

n. a passageway between rows of seats or shelves

ad. as known or named at another time or place; also known as

n. arrangement; association; alliance

v. assign; distribute according to plan

v. combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

n. confederate; partner; collaborator

a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

n. elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted or upon which sacrifices may be offered

v. astonish; affect with wonder

a. awesome; astounding; surprising

n. aspiration

a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

v. change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

n. correction; revision

n. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

v. broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

n. a person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation

a. comparable; similar or alike

v. diagnose; examine

n. detailed analysis; branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

a. inherited or inheritable by established rules

ad. once more; again; in a new and different way

v. append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

v. destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

a. bothersome; troublesome; irritating

v. adjust or calculate so as to reflect a rate that is based on a full year

v. apply oil, ointment, or a similar substance to; choose by or as if by divine intervention

v. be earlier in time; go back further

n. metallic apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves

n. book of literary selections by various authors

a. of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

n. any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

n. a policy or practice of separating or segregating groups

n. highest point; the vertex; usually pointed end of an object; the tip

v. beg pardon

n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

a. attractive; charming

v. bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

v. acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

n. candidate

n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

v. designate; nominate

n. assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth

a. considerable; perceptible

v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

n. access; method

v. acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

v. approach; come near

ad. about; roughly

a. consisting of, relating to, or being in water

n. continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

n. a large group of islands; a sea, containing a large number of scattered islands

a. demanding great effort or labor; difficult

a. lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants

n. arsenal; a place where arms are manufactured

n. composition; order

n. stock or supply, usually of weapons

v. climb; mount

a. climbing; rising

n. the act of rising or going upward

v. deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or very serious symptoms; suffocate

n. ambition; longing

a. ambitious; enthusiastic

n. attack; onslaught

n. a group of persons together in one place

v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

v. estimate value; judge worth of something

n. act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

n. activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

ad. certainly; undoubtedly

a. amazed; surprised

v. affect with wonder; surprise; shock

n. person to pilot, navigate, or as a crew member of spacecraft

n. a physicist who studies astronomy

n. branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

n. a place offering protection and shelter

ad. engaged in a dispute

n. air

n. a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

a. of or pertaining to an atrium, especially the upper chambers of the heart

n. extreme criminality or cruelty; quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

n. a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

v. achieve or accomplish; gain

v. be present at; go to; take care of; tend

n. act of being present

n. aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

n. person who is present and participates in a meeting

n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

n. clothing; dress

n. appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

a. appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting

n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

n. quality of being genuine or trustworthy

n. biography or story written by yourself

a. convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

n. fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside

n. a method or means by which something may be accomplished

n. thin A bird-like or flying creature

n. design, development, and production of aircraft

n. activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

v. rouse from sleep;stir the interest of; excite

a. difficult to handle or manage