Hard TOEFL Words - Group 4

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

creation of artistic drawings

an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed

delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time

departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward

assiduous; industrious; hard-working

decrease fullness of; use up or empty out

mad; crazy; simple; stupid; foolish; gay; playful

confirmation that some fact or statement is true

consume; eat greedily; destroy completely

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

decrease fullness of; use up or empty out

condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner

testimony under oath

a set of rules, as in a school, indicating the approved manner of dress

a person qualified to practice dentistry

become worse; decline

adorn; embellish

causing people to lose interest and enthusiasm, the opposite of encouraging

bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train

decrease fullness of; use up or empty out

decree or designate beforehand; fate

act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains

consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

devastating; ruinous

decree or designate beforehand; fate

depository; storehouse

creation of artistic drawings

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

devaluation; decrease in price or value

clarity of outline; concise explanation

act later than planned; put off; adjournment

adequate, meeting accepted standards

strong disrelish or distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink

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

act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste

become worse; decline

decrease fullness of; use up or empty out

act later than planned; put off; adjournment