Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11

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shortcut  Speak Example sentences
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disposed to artful and cunning practices; tricky; showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
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act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine
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someone who inherits a title or office
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a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
skull  Speak Example sentences
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not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue
slab  Speak Example sentences
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
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block consisting of a thick piece of something
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region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately
slip away  Speak Example sentences
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leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed; pass quickly, almost unnoticed; disappear or die
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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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activate, set in motion
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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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breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
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halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill; stick fast in mud or snow
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
snowdrift  Speak Example sentences
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someone who inherits a title or office
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue
spark  Speak Example sentences
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bare; complete or extreme
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activate, set in motion
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a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
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not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality
spectacle  Speak Example sentences
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man who is a member of the armed forces
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halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill; stick fast in mud or snow
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a mental position from which things are viewed
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demonstration; show
speculate  Speak Example sentences
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a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed
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a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress
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arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force
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assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
sterile  Speak Example sentences
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a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
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covered with or resembling slime or mess mud
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not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality
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to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue