Hard TOEFL Words - Group 8

subway system; underground railway; metropolitan area

altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception

amateur; not professional

colorless nonmetallic element of atomic number 7, tasteless and odorless, symbol N

one that intensely affects the mind or emotions

beginner; person new to a field or activity

a short electromagnetic wave; cook or heat in a microwave oven

arrogant; characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

subway system; underground railway; metropolitan area

any of several marine mollusks

dampen; humidify

partially or totally dark; gloomy

a loosely tangled bunch or mass; a dense head of hair

an event that happens

known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous

covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy

having many mountains; resembling a mountain in size; huge

crowded to capacity; compressed

a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

beyond ordinary understanding

biologist knowledgeable about natural history

characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

biologist knowledgeable about natural history

having many mountains; resembling a mountain in size; huge

adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic

an event that happens

a loosely tangled bunch or mass; a dense head of hair

amateur; not professional

coin worth one twentieth of a dollar

colorless nonmetallic element of atomic number 7, tasteless and odorless, symbol N

biologist knowledgeable about natural history

a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate

brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover

beginning; eruption; explosion

a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold