Hard TOEFL Words - Group 5

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

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

n. a person who inhabits a particular place

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

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

n. succession of rulers from the same family or line

a. avid; enthusiastic

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

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

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

a. composed of elements from a variety of sources

v. darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

n. biologist who studies relation between organisms and their environment

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

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

n. brink; perimeter; margin

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

a. basic; fundamental

n. altitude; height

n. act of removing or getting rid of something