Hard TOEFL Words - Group 8

agitated; anxious

animal or plant living on another

one that intensely affects the mind or emotions

board on which painter mixes pigments

diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant

contestant; someone who offers opposition ; adverse; hostile; opposing

destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace

covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy

an artificial or natural egg placed in a nest to induce a bird to continue to lay eggs in that place; a sum of money put by as a reserve

a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group

composed of distinct particles

political subdivision; administrative subdivision, corresponds to a county in U.S

convention; standard; rule

broadcast of news

any of several marine mollusks

animal or plant living on another

anyway; however

a statement contrary to received opinion; a statement that contradicts itself

art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into shapes representing flowers and birds, for example

appointee; candidate

beginner; person new to a field or activity

at some distance from the shore

one that intensely affects the mind or emotions

animal or plant living on another

act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

hardly or never to happen

being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction

adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic

hardly or never to happen

one that intensely affects the mind or emotions

strong winds that bring rainfall, usually tropical

act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult

decoration; adornment

contestant; someone who offers opposition ; adverse; hostile; opposing

to be resistant to

convention; standard; rule

destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace

beginner; person new to a field or activity

decoration; adornment

deceive; misguide