Hard TOEFL Words - Group 4
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cut short 
1
 | differing in some characteristics; various |
| become worse; decline |
| make shorter by cutting; interrupt and curtail before the planned end time |
| clear to the mind; in a distinct way |
decorate
2
| failure to fulfill an obligation, failure to money when it is due |
| ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward |
| break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances |
| adorn; embellish |
deficit
3
| failure or falling off in amount or quality |
| act of dispersing or diffusing something |
| cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag |
| break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances |
demarcation
4
| setting or marking of boundaries or limits |
| failure or falling off in amount or quality |
| assiduous; industrious; hard-working |
| act of removing a load or burden; act of shooting or firing a projectile or weapon; emission |
derivative
5
| by-product; something derived |
| breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing |
| a dish served as the last course of meal |
| argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate |
deserve
6
| cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap |
| be worthy of; have a right to |
| causing people to lose interest and enthusiasm, the opposite of encouraging |
| figure, design, or scribble drawn or written absent-mindedly; mindless person |
deteriorate
7
| cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag |
| abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty |
| be worthy of; have a right to |
| become worse; decline |
disaster
8
| deserving hatred and contempt |
| regulated daily food allowance; rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison |
| one who manages or oversees, usually as an administrator in a museum or library |
| catastrophe; misfortune |
disconnect
9
| a small room or cabinet used for storage space |
| sale or other disposal of some kind of asset |
| deduct or subtract from a cost or price; regard with doubt or disbelief |
| an unbridgeable disparity as from a failure of understanding |
discount
10
| catastrophe; misfortune |
| a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep |
| figure, design, or scribble drawn or written absent-mindedly; mindless person |
| deduct or subtract from a cost or price; regard with doubt or disbelief |