Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11

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shatter  Speak Example sentences
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow
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physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance
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state or quality of being alone or remote from others
shepherd  Speak Example sentences
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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narrow strip at one side of a movie film that carries the sound recording; music that accompanies a movie
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blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
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cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
slander  Speak Example sentences
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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new organization or business venture
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activate, set in motion
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context and environment in which something is set
slavish  Speak Example sentences
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant
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able to be dissolved; able to be explained
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a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
slimy  Speak Example sentences
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
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ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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be at an angle; incline; gradient
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
slip away  Speak Example sentences
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cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
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leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed; pass quickly, almost unnoticed; disappear or die
soloist  Speak Example sentences
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a musician who performs a single
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
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of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish; rich and superior in quality
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a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
spinach  Speak Example sentences
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dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
squirrel  Speak Example sentences
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cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow
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a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
stagecoach  Speak Example sentences
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
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of a size or splendor suggesting great expense; lavish; rich and superior in quality
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narrow strip at one side of a movie film that carries the sound recording; music that accompanies a movie