300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary
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callous 
1
 | (智取,包围) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| (稀缺,缺乏) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
| (率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| (硬心肠的,无情的) emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened |
cantankerous
2
| (脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| (难以讨好的,吹毛求疵的,爱挑毛病的) intended to confuse in an argument |
| (大洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| (控制,抑制,约束) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain |
coalition
3
| (尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect |
| (宽敞,舒适) spacious and comfortable; fit; proper; convenient |
| (伙伴,同盟,集合) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
| (建筑,建造) act of constructing or building something |
collusion
4
| (勾结) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy |
| (大洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| (拐弯抹角的,偏僻的) departing from correct or accepted way; misleading; not straightforward |
| (秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
confederate
5
| (缺乏的) completely lacking; barren or empty |
| (同盟者,盟友) ally; form a group or unite |
| (愤世嫉俗) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic |
| (大为吃惊,（极度的）惊愕,惊恐) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror |
cosmopolitan
6
| (接合,结合,合并) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite |
| (世界主义) sophisticated; of worldwide scope |
| (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (畏缩,谄媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
cringe
7
| (建筑,建造) act of constructing or building something |
| (彼此合得来的,意气相投的) compatible |
| (畏缩,谄媚,奉承) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
| (疏忽职务的,有过失的) failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty. |
cryptic
8
| (简略的,草率的,粗鲁的,三言两语的) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner |
| (伙伴,同盟,集合) partnership; league; state of being combined into one body |
| (欢乐,高兴) festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| (秘密的,神秘的) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
dearth
9
| (彼此合得来的,意气相投的) compatible |
| (尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect |
| (歪曲,漫画,讽刺画) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect |
| (稀缺,缺乏) scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops |
deference
10
| (平民的,市民的,民事的,非军事的,国内的,文明的) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite |
| (大洪水) great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water |
| (尊重的,尊重他人的) willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect |
| (秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |