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300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - View
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary (1)
abstemious 
/æb'sti:mɪəs/ a. Syn. temperate
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
accolade
/'ækəleɪd/ n. Syn. praise
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.
award of merit; expression of approval; praise
In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.
acumen
/'ækjʊmɛn, ə'kju:mɛn/ n. Syn. acuteness; insight
mental keenness; quickness of perception
However, her team's political acumen is clearly beyond mine, an Ivy League Medical Science Professor and NOT a Political "Science" Professor.
mental keenness; quickness of perception
However, her team's political acumen is clearly beyond mine, an Ivy League Medical Science Professor and NOT a Political "Science" Professor.
admonish
/əd'mɒnɪʃ/ v. Syn. warn; reprove
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
I would again admonish the reader carefully to consider the nature of our doctrine.
warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
I would again admonish the reader carefully to consider the nature of our doctrine.
approbation
/æprə'beɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. approval
expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
articulate
/ɑr'tɪkjʊlət/ a. Syn. effective; distinct
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers.
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers.
attribute
/ə'trɪbju:t/ n. Syn. trait
essential quality; reputation; honor
His outstanding attribute was his kindness.
essential quality; reputation; honor
His outstanding attribute was his kindness.
bizarre
/bɪ'zɑr(r)/ a. Syn. fantastic
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - Quiz
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abash
 | state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
admonish
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
adverse
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| inclined or eager to fight; aggressive |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative |
anonymous
| having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
antithesis
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
apprise
| give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
approbation
| capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| expression of warm approval; praise |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy |
ascetic
| leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
| inform; give notice to; make aware |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
atheist
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god |
| embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
augment
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests |
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - Spell
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[Esc] /ə'bændən/ n. Syn. relinquish
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
[Esc] /ə'bɛt/ v. Syn. encourage
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
[Esc] /æk'si:d/ v. Syn. agree; assent; concede
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
[Esc] /əd'vɜrsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. poverty; misfortune
state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
[Esc] /ə'lu:d/ v. Syn. imply; refer
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
[Esc] /'æpəθɪ/ n. Syn. indifference
lack of caring; indifference
[Esc] /ə'praɪz/ v. Syn. inform
inform; give notice to; make aware
[Esc] /'æptɪtju:d/;/'æptɪtud/ n. Syn. intelligence; talent
inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
[Esc] /'ærɪd/ a. Syn. dry; barren
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
[Esc] /ə'sɛtɪk/ a. Syn. austere; severe
leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere