Hard TOEFL Words - Group 4

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culture  Speak Example sentences
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all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals
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announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement
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failure or falling off in amount or quality
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deny; take away
custodian  Speak Example sentences
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens
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curator; guardian
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an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
decent  Speak Example sentences
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catastrophe; misfortune
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adequate, meeting accepted standards
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abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
deflect  Speak Example sentences
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to turn aside, to deviate
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strong disrelish or distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink
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deny; take away
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creation of artistic drawings
delay  Speak Example sentences
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young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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act later than planned; put off; adjournment
delectable  Speak Example sentences
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delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
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a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
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act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
depositor  Speak Example sentences
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act later than planned; put off; adjournment
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a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
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decree or designate beforehand; fate
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setting or marking of boundaries or limits
descent  Speak Example sentences
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destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
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area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward
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an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
detrimental  Speak Example sentences
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relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in kitchens
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causing damage or harm; injurious
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failure or falling off in amount or quality
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creation of artistic drawings
digest  Speak Example sentences
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consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
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announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement
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area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances