Hard TOEFL Words - Group 6

developing; forming; capable of forming or molding

assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack

bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly

act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength

developing; forming; capable of forming or molding

earning as a total income or profit before deductions

accelerate; quicken

act of rotating in a circle or spiral

tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation

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

anticipate; predict

large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill

aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

large edible flatfishes, of northern Atlantic or Pacific waters

of or pertaining to a portrait or likeness or to portraiture; of the nature of a portrait

walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; cause to limp

any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

degree of visibility of your environment

aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

act of rotating in a circle or spiral

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

a short, hurried view

developing; forming; capable of forming or molding

ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension

crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

accelerate; quicken

earning as a total income or profit before deductions

bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance

accelerate; quicken

session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles

of or pertaining to a portrait or likeness or to portraiture; of the nature of a portrait

a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions

area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs; place where a person or thing is most likely to be found

an animal that eats mainly or only plants

involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical

act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength