Hard TOEFL Words - Group 11

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semiliterate  Speak Example sentences
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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a metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive; a fetter or manacle
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a vehicle for travelling in space
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end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of
senator  Speak Example sentences
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completely neat and clean
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high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth
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air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
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a member of a senate; a member of the king's council; a king's councilor
shatter  Speak Example sentences
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cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow
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conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture; reasoning based on inconclusive evidence
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a specific kind of something
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high spiritual, moral, or intellectual worth
shipwreck  Speak Example sentences
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brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words
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cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin
sideline  Speak Example sentences
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play
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become smaller or draw together; compress
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a vehicle for travelling in space
slander  Speak Example sentences
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administer; direct
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dependable; stocky; euphemisms for fat
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
slay  Speak Example sentences
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able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
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ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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destroy; put an end to; quench; kill violently
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place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play
slip away  Speak Example sentences
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to sit with a leg on each side; to appear to favor both sides of an issue
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write
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a mental position from which things are viewed
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leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed; pass quickly, almost unnoticed; disappear or die
sophistication  Speak Example sentences
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being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
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criteria; basis for comparison
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destroy; put an end to; quench; kill violently
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defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
species  Speak Example sentences
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criteria; basis for comparison
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a specific kind of something
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end or extinguish by forceful means; get rid of
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barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write