Hard TOEFL Words - Group 12

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v. bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger


Spelling Word: swell
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v. be understanding of; feel or express sympathy or compassion


Spelling Word: sympathize
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a. artificial; involving or of the nature of synthesis as opposed to analysis


Spelling Word: synthetic
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v. affect with or as if with a disease; become affected with decay or putrefaction


Spelling Word: taint
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n. color; dye with a color


Spelling Word: tint
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n. a truck that has a cab but no body


Spelling Word: tractor
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n. distinguishing feature, as of a person's character; genetically determined characteristic or condition


Spelling Word: trait
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v. change in outward structure or looks; convert


Spelling Word: transform
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n. change in form , appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like


Spelling Word: transformation
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n. branch that flows into the main stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for


Spelling Word: tributary