Hard TOEFL Words - Group 2

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ad. In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms


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n. line traveled by a particle beam in an accelerator


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v. besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops


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n. any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns


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n. a burst of fire, a flame


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a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable


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v. become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame


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n. deep resonant sound, as of an explosion


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n. a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;


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n. a combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members


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