Hard TOEFL Words - Group 3

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person from one's own country; colleague; somebody from one's own country; a fellow-countryman
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accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
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breakdown; failure
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a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
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ally; form a group or unite
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an aggressive willingness to compete
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bump; hit; conflict
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greatly desired
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change something into another form; transform
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bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
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crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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comply with; follow; fit; meet
commentator  Speak Example sentences
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express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
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any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
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a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
compete  Speak Example sentences
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seek or strive for the same thing as another; enter into competition or rivalry
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a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together
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seek or strive for the same thing for which another is striving; contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business
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believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
compete for  Speak Example sentences
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seek or strive for the same thing as another; enter into competition or rivalry
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strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
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bribery; fraud
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
compound  Speak Example sentences
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
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competing as for profit or prize
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guarantee, usually in the form of an asset, for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay
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a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
conceive  Speak Example sentences
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contestant you hope to defeat
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combine; mix; constitute; pay interest; increase
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a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
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form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
condemn  Speak Example sentences
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express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
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thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort
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strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
conformity  Speak Example sentences
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thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort
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a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
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bribery; fraud
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behavior in correspondence with socially accepted standards