Hard TOEFL Words - Group 3

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n. guarantee, usually in the form of an asset, for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay

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n. blend; union

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n. a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

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n. person from one's own country; colleague; somebody from one's own country; a fellow-countryman

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v. serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance

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n. brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking

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a. definitive; decisive; final

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n. arrangement of parts or elements; outline

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v. comply with; follow; fit; meet

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v. confront; oppose