Hard TOEFL Words - Group 6

n. assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack

n. a person from whom you are descended

n. ancestor; forebear

n. cutting edge; front

v. anticipate; predict

n. ability to foresee future happenings

a. concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms

n. configuration; pattern

a. developing; forming; capable of forming or molding

a. arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat

v. decide upon and express in words

n. a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post

a. accidental; by chance; coming or occurring without any cause

ad. by good fortune

n. arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck

n. remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust.

n. act that violates of the rules of a sport

v. break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse

n. battle, assault, or quarrel with violence; wear away by rubbing

v. convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported