Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11

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semiliterate  Speak Example sentences
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able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
sensitive  Speak Example sentences
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able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
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air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
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fall or sink heavily; collapse; decline suddenly; fall off
shell  Speak Example sentences
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
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ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge; usually hard outer covering that encases certain organism
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administer; direct
shipwreck  Speak Example sentences
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region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately
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air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
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destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
shipwright  Speak Example sentences
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carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
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a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
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to minimize the importance of; get rid of
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cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
shroud  Speak Example sentences
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look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
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cloth used to wrap a body for burial; winding sheet; something that conceals, protects, or screens
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to minimize the importance of; get rid of
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destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
shrub  Speak Example sentences
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destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
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region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately
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someone who inherits a title or office
shrug off  Speak Example sentences
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conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture; reasoning based on inconclusive evidence
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not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality
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to minimize the importance of; get rid of
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
slum  Speak Example sentences
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a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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denote; mean; indicate
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air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
snowdrift  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 mass of snow heaped up by the wind
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a hinged blind for a window
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able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others