Hard TOEFL Words - Group 5

dub:
v. give a name to facetiously or playfully; nickname; tap lightly on the shoulder by way of conferring knighthood

dwarf:
n. person of very small size; an animal or a plant much below the ordinary size of its species; star of relatively small size

dweller:
n. a person who inhabits a particular place

dye:
v. color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color

dynamics:
n. branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies

dynasty:
n. succession of rulers from the same family or line

eager:
a. avid; enthusiastic

earthenware:
n. ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

easy listening:
n. style of music involving simple and laid-back melodies

eccentric:
a. departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

eclectic:
a. composed of elements from a variety of sources

eclipse:
v. darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

ecologist:
n. biologist who studies relation between organisms and their environment

economics:
n. branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

ecosystem:
n. an ecological community together with its environment, a system formed by interactions of components with their environments

edge:
n. brink; perimeter; margin

education:
n. act or process of educating; the result of educating

elementary:
a. basic; fundamental

elevation:
n. altitude; height

elimination:
n. act of removing or getting rid of something