Hard TOEFL Words - Group 3

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collective  Speak Example sentences
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common; assembled into or viewed as a whole
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breakdown; failure
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contentious speech act; argument
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a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
collider  Speak Example sentences
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serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
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chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
compensate  Speak Example sentences
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based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
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serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance
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a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
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curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
conduct  Speak Example sentences
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express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
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a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman
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rugged and uneven; abounding with broken rocks
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direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
confide  Speak Example sentences
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contentious speech act; argument
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disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care
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colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
confident  Speak Example sentences
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an increase in the density of something
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assured; having or marked by assurance
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express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
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act of distinguishing by comparing differences
conform  Speak Example sentences
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ally; form a group or unite
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based upon tradition rules; formed by agreement or compact
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comply with; follow; fit; meet
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rugged and uneven; abounding with broken rocks
consolidate  Speak Example sentences
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a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
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admit; yield; give up physical control of another
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make strong or secure; strengthen; become solidified or united
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an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
converge  Speak Example sentences
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approach; tend to meet; come together
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ally; form a group or unite
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bump; hit; conflict
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curving outward; having surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of sphere
corrode  Speak Example sentences
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a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply
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destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
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a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another