Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11
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sermon 
1
 | religious discourse delivered as part of a church service |
| dark green leaves; cooked or raw in salads |
| to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue |
| cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to |
severe
2
| brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words |
| unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others; causing great discomfort, damage, or distress |
| activate, set in motion |
| backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
shackle
3
| destroy; put an end to; quench; kill violently |
| a metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive; a fetter or manacle |
| block consisting of a thick piece of something |
| demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid |
size up
4
| a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress |
| become stable or more stable |
| look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail |
| arousing an organism to action |
slab
5
| criteria; basis for comparison |
| a kind or category; band; ribbon |
| block consisting of a thick piece of something |
| add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition |
slay
6
| religious discourse delivered as part of a church service |
| destroy; put an end to; quench; kill violently |
| defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone |
| a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie |
smother
7
| belt; band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag |
| a broad sequence or range of related qualities, ideas, or activities |
| block consisting of a thick piece of something |
| conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion |
soloist
8
| state or quality of being alone or remote from others |
| a metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive; a fetter or manacle |
| backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf |
| a musician who performs a single |
spark
9
| destroy; put an end to; quench; kill violently |
| able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others |
| activate, set in motion |
| unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others; causing great discomfort, damage, or distress |
split
10
| break apart; cut; devide |
| any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action |
| crystal of snow |
| to vomit or force out |