Hard TOEFL Words - Group 12

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v. keep in existence; maintain; supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for


Spelling Word: sustain
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a. perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible; used for feeling


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a. act of gradually lowering the size or amount


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n. apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire


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n. church; place of worship


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a. not relaxed, showing stress and strain; tightly stretched


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a. accurate or careful; complete


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n. act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location


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n. a thing of very little value or importance


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n. a very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption


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