Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11

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semiliterate  Speak Example sentences
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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balance; constancy
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bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
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act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
shaft  Speak Example sentences
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daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow
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a craftsman who works with stone or brick
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add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
shell  Speak Example sentences
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religious discourse delivered as part of a church service
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a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle
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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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make a brisk sharp cracking sound; break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound
shrub  Speak Example sentences
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unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others; causing great discomfort, damage, or distress
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daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
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act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
snap  Speak Example sentences
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man who is a member of the armed forces
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direct financial aid by government
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make a brisk sharp cracking sound; break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound
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act of supposing; something supposed; assumption
solitude  Speak Example sentences
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state or quality of being alone or remote from others
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a mental position from which things are viewed
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avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
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destroy; put an end to; quench; kill violently
solo  Speak Example sentences
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composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of
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a musician who performs a single
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conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture; reasoning based on inconclusive evidence
soloist  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 musician who performs a single
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high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth
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completely neat and clean
speculation  Speak Example sentences
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break apart; cut; devide
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conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture; reasoning based on inconclusive evidence
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
squirrel  Speak Example sentences
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meeting for an exchange of ideas; conference
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religious discourse delivered as part of a church service
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a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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a craftsman who works with stone or brick