Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11

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n. context and environment in which something is set

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n. 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

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v. cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping

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v. become smaller or draw together; compress

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a. blindly imitative; characteristic of a slave or servant

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v. destroy; put an end to; quench; kill violently

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n. state or quality of being alone or remote from others

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n. backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf

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n. a quantity of small objects flying through air

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n. a way of access consisting of a set of steps