Hard TOEFL Words - Group 12
Match Quiz
| Hard TOEFL Words - Group 12 | View Group Words |
tapering 
1
 | a. act of gradually lowering the size or amount |
| n. cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm |
| n. automobile; means of conveying; medium |
| v. catch; hold or catch as if in a hole |
tassel
2
| n. act of raising a glass and drinking in honor or to the honor of someone |
| n. a state of peace and quiet |
| n. an ornament made from a bunch of loose threads bound at one end and hanging free at the other |
| a. uncertain; hesitant; not fully worked out |
tension
3
| v. catch; hold or catch as if in a hole |
| n. act of changing or altering |
| n. cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm |
| n. action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility |
textile
4
| a. dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| n. building or part of a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure used for observation, signaling, or pumping |
| n. automobile; means of conveying; medium |
| n. cloth; fabric |
thrifty
5
| v. catch; hold or catch as if in a hole |
| n. action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility |
| a. careful about money; economical |
| v. promote or praise energetically; publicize; solicit customers, votes, or patronage |
toast
6
| n. cosmos; everything that exists anywhere |
| n. act of raising a glass and drinking in honor or to the honor of someone |
| v. exceed; to go beyond in degree or quality |
| v. affect with or as if with a disease; become affected with decay or putrefaction |
treacherous
7
| a. dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray |
| n. expressed conclusion; a judgment or opinion |
| a. easily influenced or affected; especially sensitive |
| a. act of gradually lowering the size or amount |
trumpet
8
| n. a state of peace and quiet |
| a. affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide |
| ad. absolutely; completely |
| n. brass musical instrument with brilliant tone |
trumpeting
9
| n. publishing by or as by sounding a trumpet; resounding call, as that of the elephant |
| n. cosmos; everything that exists anywhere |
| v. bring up out of earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover |
| n. an event that departs from expectations; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value |
under fire
10
| a. backward; undeveloped |
| a. subjected to enemy attack |
| n. cosmos; everything that exists anywhere |
| a. careful about money; economical |