Hard TOEFL Words - Group 4

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

characterize; differentiate; recognize

an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag

change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state

act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury

devastating; ruinous

abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty

all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

authorize and send another person as one's representative; commit or entrust to another

abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty

act of removing from office or employment

devastating; ruinous

ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward

departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward

catastrophe; misfortune

a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag

decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence

decree or designate beforehand; fate

disagreement, differences of opinion

cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap

young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion

ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward

characterize; differentiate; recognize

a specialist in the study of nutrition

abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty

decree or designate beforehand; fate

an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

different; unlike

an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

deduct or subtract from a cost or price; regard with doubt or disbelief

a dish served as the last course of meal

act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury

cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag

young of certain animals, such as the bear, wolf, or lion

a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject

abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty

put food on to a dish ready for eating; distribute or deliver something