Hard TOEFL Words - Group 9

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n. any epidemic disease with a high death rate


Spelling Word: pestilence
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n. celestial bodies that revolve around the sun


Spelling Word: planet
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n. board; lumber


Spelling Word: plank
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a. as the hard flattened scales


Spelling Word: platelike
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n. condition or state, especially a bad state or condition


Spelling Word: plight
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a. checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical


Spelling Word: plumb
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n. seed case for legumes, e.g. peas, beans, peppers;small vehicle


Spelling Word: pod
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n. advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality


Spelling Word: pretension
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a. belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval


Spelling Word: primitive
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a. being or happening first in sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental


Spelling Word: primordial