Hard TOEFL Words - Group 5

spirited, energetic, full of enthusiasm and joy

ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

decorate with needlework; add details to

decorate with needlework; add details to

put something on each side of

brink; perimeter; margin

outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely

pertaining to evolution or development; developmental

a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite objective

deed or action, particularly a brave deed

act of making lean or thin in flesh; state of becoming thin by gradual wasting of flesh

makes you feel shy or ashamed; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable

capacity to attract intense interest

achievement; accomplishment

put something on each side of

a barrier that serves to enclose an area

of or relating to finances, usually that of an organization

branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

a reference work containing articles on various topics

decisive; critical; crucial

a reference work containing articles on various topics

cause; apply; exercise

attempt by employing effort

decisive; critical; crucial

cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework

a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite objective

of or relating to finances, usually that of an organization

capricious notion; something many people believe that is false

spirited, energetic, full of enthusiasm and joy

capacity to attract intense interest

capricious notion; something many people believe that is false

be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject

spirited, energetic, full of enthusiasm and joy

birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

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

attempt by employing effort