Hard TOEFL Words - Group 8

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microwave  Speak Example sentences
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beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
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combination; union of two or more commercial corporations
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diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant
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a short electromagnetic wave; cook or heat in a microwave oven
mop  Speak Example sentences
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at some distance from the shore
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examination; inspection; repair
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colorless nonmetallic element of atomic number 7, tasteless and odorless, symbol N
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a loosely tangled bunch or mass; a dense head of hair
newsstand  Speak Example sentences
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acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten
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a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
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examination; inspection; repair
objection  Speak Example sentences
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act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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benefactor; regular customer
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act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
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designate; appoint
obliterate  Speak Example sentences
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relating to administrative and executive duties and functions of government; related to a religious minister or ministry
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darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
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destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace
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a Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group; layperson having spiritual charge over a person or group
obscure  Speak Example sentences
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confidence; mood or spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed
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darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
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belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
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a loosely tangled bunch or mass; a dense head of hair
obstruction  Speak Example sentences
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act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult
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abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
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clean or orderly
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act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
offspring  Speak Example sentences
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violent attack; sudden and severe onset of trouble
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a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
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astonishing; amazing
ongoing  Speak Example sentences
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continuous; existing
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characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
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act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
onset  Speak Example sentences
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condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something
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beginning or early stages; offensive against enemy
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relating to administrative and executive duties and functions of government; related to a religious minister or ministry
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crowded to capacity; compressed