Hard TOEFL Words - Group 9
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payoff 
1
 | profit or gain from an action |
| a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person |
| chemicals used to kill pests, such as rodents or insects |
| a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat |
persist
2
| lying with the front or face downward |
| continue; insist; persevere |
| any pause in a journey, to eat or drink, or to use a rest room |
| having a possibility |
pesticide
3
| a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into |
| chemicals used to kill pests, such as rodents or insects |
| an advocate of protectionism |
| constant; never-ceasing |
phase
4
| contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated |
| any distinct time period in a sequence of events; stage |
| cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number |
| continue; insist; persevere |
piazza
5
| public square in an Italian town; roofed and arcaded passageway |
| a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat |
| a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into |
| producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile |
piggyback
6
| on shoulders or back |
| action or manner of throwing something |
| an advocate of protectionism |
| be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
pinpoint
7
| the office, function, or term of a president |
| remove oneself from an obligation; withdraw; especially of military forces; retreat |
| covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress |
| locate or identify with precision |
play around
8
| behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way; work with in a non-serious manner |
| good fortune in any business or enterprise; success in respect of anything good or desirable |
| contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated |
| remove oneself from an obligation; withdraw; especially of military forces; retreat |
plight
9
| covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress |
| a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors |
| condition or state, especially a bad state or condition |
| an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits |
pollution
10
| remove oneself from an obligation; withdraw; especially of military forces; retreat |
| contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated |
| ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic |
| one who opens up new areas of thought, research, or development |