Hard TOEFL Words - Group 2

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

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a. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

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

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a. direct and outspoken but good-natured

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n. cleverness; magnificence

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n. brink; edge

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n. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

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v. to avoid by using an alternative channel or route

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n. a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;

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n. a stopping or discontinuance of action