Hard TOEFL Words - Group 9
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persist 
1
 | continue; insist; persevere |
| solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; formal written application requesting a court |
| occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early |
| acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person |
pesticide
2
| something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings |
| cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to broader area or larger number |
| chemicals used to kill pests, such as rodents or insects |
| acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person |
philanthropy
3
| acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person |
| effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations |
| blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist |
| close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible; so close to a target that a weapon may be aimed directly at it |
philosophy
4
| solemn supplication or request to a superior authority; formal written application requesting a court |
| animal that lives by preying on other animals; person who robs or exploits others |
| a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions |
| body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning |
phonetics
5
| occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early |
| being of vital or central importance; crucial |
| clear; distinct; strongly marked; easily noticeable; spoken; voiced |
| branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis |
pole
6
| a long rod; one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions |
| deliberate, planned |
| dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
| complex of all the attributes of a person; totality of qualities and traits of a person |
portrayal
7
| acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person |
| appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence |
| as the hard flattened scales |
| having a possibility |
predator
8
| animal that lives by preying on other animals; person who robs or exploits others |
| guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; dogmatic or dictatorial |
| being of vital or central importance; crucial |
| blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist |
predicament
9
| acting the part of a character on stage; any likeness of a person |
| being of vital or central importance; crucial |
| situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult |
| animal that lives by preying on other animals; person who robs or exploits others |
primate
10
| animal order including monkeys and apes and human beings; senior clergyman |
| drive forward; move or cause to move on; urge or press onward by force |
| appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence |
| animal that lives by preying on other animals; person who robs or exploits others |