Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11
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 | disposed to artful and cunning practices; tricky; showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters |
| act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine |
| someone who inherits a title or office |
| a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one |
skull
2
| not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality |
| become smaller or draw together; compress |
| bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
slab
3
| become smaller or draw together; compress |
| difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention |
| block consisting of a thick piece of something |
| region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately |
slip away
4
| leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed; pass quickly, almost unnoticed; disappear or die |
| a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns |
| activate, set in motion |
| a mass of snow heaped up by the wind |
slum
5
| a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
| breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive |
| halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill; stick fast in mud or snow |
| covered with or resembling slime or mess mud |
snowdrift
6
| someone who inherits a title or office |
| a mass of snow heaped up by the wind |
| backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
spark
7
| bare; complete or extreme |
| activate, set in motion |
| a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight |
| not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality |
spectacle
8
| man who is a member of the armed forces |
| halt the motion or progress of; bring to a standstill; stick fast in mud or snow |
| a mental position from which things are viewed |
| demonstration; show |
speculate
9
| a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed |
| a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress |
| arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force |
| assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit |
sterile
10
| a mass of snow heaped up by the wind |
| covered with or resembling slime or mess mud |
| not producing or incapable of producing offspring; lacking imagination, creativity, or vitality |
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |