Hard TOEFL Words - Group 12
Match Quiz
| Hard TOEFL Words - Group 12 | View Group Words |
sustain 
1
 | n. any agent that carries and sends something |
| n. a truck that has a cab but no body |
| v. keep in existence; maintain; supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for |
| a. indicative, relating to a symptom |
swell
2
| n. absence; emptiness |
| n. cosmos; everything that exists anywhere |
| a. dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| v. bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger |
tawdry
3
| n. act of twisting; lightweight cord |
| n. deal; communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved |
| a. shameful or indecent |
| n. arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground |
telescope
4
| v. perform worse or achieve less success than expected; perform less well or with less success than expected |
| a. of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants; living or growing on land; not aquatic |
| a. shameful or indecent |
| n. a magnifier of images of distant objects |
tenement
5
| v. perform worse or achieve less success than expected; perform less well or with less success than expected |
| n. apartment barely meeting minimal standards |
| v. bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger |
| n. cosmos; everything that exists anywhere |
treacherous
6
| n. a state of peace and quiet |
| a. dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| n. a session of intensive tuition; something relating to tutors or tutoring |
| a. easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive |
turbulent
7
| a. characterized by unrest or disorder |
| n. act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air |
| a. dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| n. gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration |
tutorial
8
| a. indicative, relating to a symptom |
| n. a session of intensive tuition; something relating to tutors or tutoring |
| n. a magnifier of images of distant objects |
| n. act of raising a glass and drinking in honor or to the honor of someone |
twine
9
| n. act of twisting; lightweight cord |
| a. characterized by a lack of partiality; without bias |
| a. characterized by unrest or disorder |
| n. act of changing or altering |
unconscious
10
| a. lacking awareness; senseless; unaware |
| n. absence; emptiness |
| n. act of twisting; lightweight cord |
| v. move in a sudden sweep; fly or glide downwards suddenly |