Hard TOEFL Words - Group 4

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

v. change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

n. a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation

a. differing in some characteristics; various

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

a. hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect

a. differing in some characteristics; various

a. adequate, meeting accepted standards

v. detect; perceive

ad. clear to the mind; in a distinct way

n. act of decorating something; something used to beautify

n. area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon

n. regulated daily food allowance; rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison

n. act later than planned; put off; adjournment

a. differing in some characteristics; various

v. depress; take away hope from

n. act or art of writing in code or secret characters; also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages written in a secret code

a. having the attention diverted; suffering conflicting emotions; distraught

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

v. characterize; differentiate; recognize

n. depository; storehouse

v. decrease fullness of; use up or empty out

v. condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner

a. having the attention diverted; suffering conflicting emotions; distraught

n. a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep

v. decree or designate beforehand; fate

v. analyze; examine; identify

a. differing in some characteristics; various

n. act later than planned; put off; adjournment

a. apparent; measurable

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

n. conversation

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

n. cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap

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

n. regulated daily food allowance; rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison

n. electronic device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction; semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction

v. depress; take away hope from

n. class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect

a. departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward