Hard TOEFL Words - Group 9

profit or gain from an action

sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

clearly; expressly

advise; counsel; urge the acceptance or practice of; convince

a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error

clearly; expressly

any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling

come before; antecede

locate or identify with precision

complex of all the attributes of a person; totality of qualities and traits of a person

appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence

a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges

celestial bodies that revolve around the sun

any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage

as the hard flattened scales

clearly; expressly

cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling

come before; antecede

guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; dogmatic or dictatorial

producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile

agreeable sensations or emotions; excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying

belonging to one; one's own; individual; belonging to natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular

come before; antecede

container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; player who throws the ball from the mound to the batter

agreeable sensations or emotions; excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying

ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

act of having and controlling property; belongings

conscious understanding of something; vision ability

a craftsman who shapes pottery; work lightly

body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning

conservation; protection

come before; antecede

as the hard flattened scales

belonging to one; one's own; individual; belonging to natural or essential constitution; peculiar; not common; particular