Hard TOEFL Words - Group 6
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foray 
1
 | assault; an initial attempt; a sudden short attack |
| brother by one parent, but not by both |
| involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical |
| 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 |
gallant
2
| earning as a total income or profit before deductions |
| courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility |
| move to the other side of an obstruction; avoid or bypass an obstacle; transport oneself from place to place |
| cause to be at a disadvantage; impede; cripple; hinder |
girder
3
| convenient; close |
| beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building |
| accelerate; quicken |
| move to the other side of an obstruction; avoid or bypass an obstacle; transport oneself from place to place |
glimpse
4
| aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces |
| convenient; close |
| a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas |
| a short, hurried view |
grossing
5
| visit often; appear to in the form of ghost or other supernatural being; come to the mind of continually |
| confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment |
| by genetic mechanisms |
| earning as a total income or profit before deductions |
half-brother
6
| remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age embedded and preserved in the earth crust. |
| brother by one parent, but not by both |
| beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building |
| use or follow as a model; copy exactly; reproduce |
halibut
7
| consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; completely different |
| large edible flatfishes, of northern Atlantic or Pacific waters |
| containing a high amount of water or water vapor |
| a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines |
handicap
8
| core port; nucleus; heart; center |
| cause to be at a disadvantage; impede; cripple; hinder |
| use or follow as a model; copy exactly; reproduce |
| allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion |
havoc
9
| move to the other side of an obstruction; avoid or bypass an obstacle; transport oneself from place to place |
| ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing |
| widespread destruction; devastation; disorder or chaos |
| convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported |
hint
10
| confinement; putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment |
| ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing |
| aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces |
| allusion; clue; brief or indirect suggestion |