Hard TOEFL Words - Group 2

n. body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth; reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black tail

n. act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

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

n. container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

n. an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift

n. body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth; reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black tail

n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

v. cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

a. composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

v. raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below; increase; raise

n. air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

v. dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or as if by a laboring engine

a. direct and outspoken but good-natured

a. composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

n. a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

a. direct and outspoken but good-natured

n. a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

n. container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

n. boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

a. cool; freeze

n. clump; cluster; gathering

n. formation of a close human relationship, as between friends; emotional and physical attachment occurring between a parent or parent figure

v. confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger

n. narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

n. boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

n. conductor of a band

n. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

n. covering; umbrella

n. container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

n. formation of a close human relationship, as between friends; emotional and physical attachment occurring between a parent or parent figure

n. clump; cluster; gathering

a. deeply loved or highly valued

n. the process of knowing

a. awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude

n. an artificial obstruction, such as a dam, built in a watercourse to increase its depth or to divert its flow; rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication

n. formation of a close human relationship, as between friends; emotional and physical attachment occurring between a parent or parent figure

n. great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface

a. arranged in order of time of occurrence