Hard TOEFL Words - Group 3

serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance

thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well; characterized by extreme care and great effort

greatly desired

colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with

direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide

an increase in the density of something

seek or strive for the same thing as another; enter into competition or rivalry

make a succession of slight sharp snapping noises; show liveliness, energy, or intensity

closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

an increase in the density of something

two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words

develop, or take place; prepare food for eating by applying heat

associate; partner

ally; form a group or unite

change; transformation

disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

act of two things flowing together; junction or meeting place where two things meet

ally; form a group or unite

destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

opinion or position reached by a group as a whole; general agreement or concord

a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

decay; erosion

advise; suggest

a group of people or organizations that have agreed to work together

opinion or position reached by a group as a whole; general agreement or concord

a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act

two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words