Hard TOEFL Words - Group 12

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swoop  Speak Example sentences
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act of raising a glass and drinking in honor or to the honor of someone
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move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly
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contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
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victory or conquest
sworn  Speak Example sentences
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victory or conquest
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any agent that carries and sends something
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a very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
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having been asserted as true under oath
tavern  Speak Example sentences
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shameful or indecent
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device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
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involving or affecting only one side
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
tawdry  Speak Example sentences
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branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust; the science of architecture
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a state of peace and quiet
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shameful or indecent
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
tenement  Speak Example sentences
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consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
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of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic
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apartment barely meeting minimal standards
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obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
terrestrial  Speak Example sentences
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consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic
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any agent that carries and sends something
tsunami  Speak Example sentences
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a state of peace and quiet
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expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion
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a very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
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act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof
underlie  Speak Example sentences
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be located under or below; be the support or basis of; account for
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consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
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obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
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device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
undermine  Speak Example sentences
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act of gradually lowering the size or amount
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weaken by wearing away a base or foundation
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cosmos; everything that exists anywhere
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branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
uniform  Speak Example sentences
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cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group
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publishing by or as by sounding a trumpet; resounding call, as that of the elephant
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building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks