Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11

axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow

end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of

a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress

a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture

to minimize the importance of; get rid of

a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

to minimize the importance of; get rid of

a vehicle for travelling in space

affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health

a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress

an additional charge; charge an extra fee

a craftsman who works with stone or brick

affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health

arousing an organism to action

look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail

a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

criteria; basis for comparison

a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed

covered with or resembling slime or mess mud

make solid, compact, or hard; make strong or united

become smaller or draw together; compress

person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building

cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to

a vehicle for travelling in space

to minimize the importance of; get rid of

a kind or category; band; ribbon

become smaller or draw together; compress

narrow strip at one side of a movie film that carries the sound recording; music that accompanies a movie

an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile

person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building

produce or deposit eggs, as fishes; bring forth, generate

axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow

any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

act of supplementing; a quantity added

make solid, compact, or hard; make strong or united

destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin

a kind or category; band; ribbon

a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress