Hard TOEFL Words - Group 2

n. background; setting

ad. In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms

n. being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

n. a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

n. conductor of a band

n. a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

v. cause to become financially ruin; ruin

n. a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick

a. resembling uncivilized persons, lacking refinement

n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

n. an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

a. complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

n. an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, built in a watercourse to increase its depth or to divert its flow; rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication

a. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

n. structure set up across a route of access to obstruct the passage of an enemy

n. cellar; storage room

n. bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

v. hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows

n. body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth; reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black tail

n. small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading

a. covered with beads of liquid

n. line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator

n. conduct; manner

v. besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

v. contradict; give a false impression

n. a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely

n. advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain

v. be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

a. composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life

n. any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

n. any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons

n. sharp cutting edge of a knife; sword or knife; swords-man

v. condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

n. a burst of fire, a flame

a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

n. combination; mixture; forming uniform mixture

v. blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

a. direct and outspoken but good-natured

v. become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

n. a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

a. brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

n. boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

n. formation of a close human relationship, as between friends; emotional and physical attachment occurring between a parent or parent figure

n. deep resonant sound, as of an explosion

n. blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

v. raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below; increase; raise

v. start a computer using its bootstrap procedure

n. small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others; small stall for the display and sale of goods

n. any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle

a. being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

n. liberality in giving; something that is given liberally; goodness, kindness

n. small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

v. confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger

n. an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift

n. air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

n. cleverness; magnificence

ad. brightly; radiantly

n. brink; edge

n. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

n. creek; stream

n. short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience

n. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

n. clump; cluster; gathering

v. to develop or grow rapidly

n. confusion of activity and gossip; sound of rapid vibration

n. a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound

v. to avoid by using an alternative channel or route

n. a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

v. compute; determine; estimate

n. adjustment; measurement

n. act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

a. careful; pleasant; shrewd

n. covering; umbrella

n. narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

n. crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime

v. overturn or cause to overturn; turn over or upset

n. small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space

n. state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved

a. chief; serving as an essential component

n. a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members

v. cut; sculpt

n. cutting away parts to create a desired shape

n. a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall

n. container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

v. throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl

n. choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie

v. to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item

n. agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

n. great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface

a. act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

v. classify; sort

n. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

n. church; temple

n. care; being attentive to possible danger

a. conservative; careful

n. cave; large underground chamber, as in a cave

n. a widely known person

n. any small compartment

n. document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

n. a stopping or discontinuance of action

n. anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

n. room in a house, especially a bedroom; hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly; enclosed space

n. a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

n. accusation, a claim of wrongdoing

a. benevolent; kind; humane

n. a person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class

n. counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room

n. a professional cook

a. deeply loved or highly valued

a. cool; freeze

a. causing mild fear

a. cold

n. courtesy towards women

n. band or organized company of singers, especially in church service

v. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

v. hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

n. combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

n. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

n. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

n. a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

a. arranged in order of time of occurrence

v. dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine

n. beverage made from juice pressed from apples

v. move around, as from person to person or place to place

n. act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

n. culture

n. demand for something as rightful or due

v. be moist or glutinous; stick or adhere; produce or cause to clang

n. a large group of relatives, friends, or associates; a traditional social unit, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor

v. applaud; slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

n. assigning to a class or category

v. declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

n. clergymen collectively; body of people ordained for religious service

n. a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

a. involving direct observation of a patient

v. cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

v. congest; jam

a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

n. device for gripping and holding; tense, critical situation

v. combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite

v. persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery

n. a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

v. arrange laws, rules as a code; classify; arrange or systematize

n. the process of knowing

a. adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

a. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

n. a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

n. coins collectively