Hard TOEFL Words - Group 1

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


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n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation


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v. applaud; announce with great approval


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


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


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n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important


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


Spelling Word: aka
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a. comparable; similar or alike


Spelling Word: analogous
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n. highest point; the vertex; usually pointed end of an object; the tip


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n. candidate


Spelling Word: applicant