Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11

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shortcut  Speak Example sentences
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a musician who performs a single
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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a hinged blind for a window
shrink  Speak Example sentences
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a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
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someone who inherits a title or office
skivvy  Speak Example sentences
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arousing an organism to action
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dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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close-fitting, long-sleeved t-shirt with a rolled collar
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belt; band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
slander  Speak Example sentences
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breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive
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apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms; a matching set of furniture
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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narrow strip at one side of a movie film that carries the sound recording; music that accompanies a movie
slump  Speak Example sentences
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able to feel or perceive; perceivable; wise; showing reason or sound judgment
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cloth used to wrap a body for burial; winding sheet; something that conceals, protects, or screens
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fall or sink heavily; collapse; decline suddenly; fall off
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
snap  Speak Example sentences
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added to complete or make up a deficiency
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man who is a member of the armed forces
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make a brisk sharp cracking sound; break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound
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autonomy; independence
sole  Speak Example sentences
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a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one
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underside of the foot; underside of a shoe or boot, often excluding the heel; bottom surface of a plow
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fall or sink heavily; collapse; decline suddenly; fall off
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region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately
soundtrack  Speak Example sentences
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dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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arousing an organism to action
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close-fitting, long-sleeved t-shirt with a rolled collar
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narrow strip at one side of a movie film that carries the sound recording; music that accompanies a movie
splash  Speak Example sentences
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cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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backbone; vertebrate; thorn; a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
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arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force
stigma  Speak Example sentences
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arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force
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mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach; small mark or scar
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end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of
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become smaller or draw together; compress